Rules For Business Success

@Abhishek Shah

Play to win

One

Coming in second means the other guy won

There really is no consolation prize in business

Business is war, a zero-sum game

Only one company can win the deal just as only one person can get the job, the promotion, whatever.

Build game-changing strategy that solves a

big hairy problem

TWO

If it's not going to make a real dent in something important, you have no business doing it.

Build a bold

game changing strategy to win big

Slow and steady does not win the race

Niche is fine, as long as it's a strategy to gain a foothold.

Surround yourself with confident, competent people that tell the

truth

Three

and listen to them

Most mistakes stem from subjective sources

limited information

and inaccurate assumptions

Surround yourself with confident, competent people

no yes-men, sugar-coaters, or BSers

and get unbiased truth from sources to make objective decisions

Success builds confidence, life-lessons

come from failure

FOUR

That means real personal and professional growth comes primarily from failure and losing

Moreover, you'll never truly understand that until you've been on the receiving end of a few knockout punches

Bounce back faST

Five

When you get knocked down - and you will, over and over again

the sooner you get up

brush yourself off

learn what you can

get your chin up

and get back to business

the better,

Not just for you

but for everyone to see, including your competitors

Challenge conventional wisdom

SIX

Things change

That means challenge the status quo, authority, sacred cows,

"the way it's done"

anything that sounds even remotely like a generalization that your gut tells you may not apply in the current situation.

Results count, intentions and excuses don't

SEVEN

It's shocking how many experienced leaders and managers waste time explaining why things didn't work out and making excuses or placing blame for failure

Nobody cares, except that you own up to it, get over it, and move on.

Know when to quit

EIGHT

Killing projects

quitting jobs

pulling the plug on investments

terminating partnerships

firing people

even shooting customers

they're all things nobody likes to do, and yet,

they're just as critical as starting something new

If you're not good at stopping

things

they'll drain your resources, kill your

productivity, and limit your opportunity.

There are times to be focused and times to be

flexible

Nine

the key is to know when to

switch from one to the other

Trust your gut and do the right thing

Ten

Whatever compass you use,

moral, or otherwise, trust your instincts and everything you've learned along the way,

and do what you think is right,

not what anyone else tells you to

do.

Do what you're great at or passionate about,

whatever makes you happy

Eleven

Otherwise you won't be successful and whatever you manage to achieve won't be worth it.

Set some goals, come up with a plan

Twelve

execute

see how you did

learn from it

repeat

That's how everything is

done

Thank You

@Abhishekshah