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| Take Command business builders don’t have to have high IQ’s, don’t have to have the best equipment, don’t have to have the most money, don’t have to have an MBA from an elite school, don’t have to have fancy offices or come from the right side of town. Take Command business builders have something better….self-confidence and determination.
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You are stronger than you think. You are more capable than you think. Lance Armstrong says this in his best-selling book and I believe him.
In business, in education and in sports there are many noted examples of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. There are even many more examples of less well-known people quietly, but confidently achieving their own impressive goals.
Think about former major league baseball pitcher Jim Abbott. Jim Abbott was a joy to watch. In fact he was amazing. On September 4, 1993, Abbott became the seventh New York Yankee to pitch a no-hitter -- a tremendous accomplishment for any professional ball player. Even better, he became the first ball player in history to take the mound with only one hand. Clearly, Abbott found a way to pave a new road to success.
Similarly, entrepreneurship is not just about taking a different road; it’s about taking an unpaved rocky road to an undiscovered place. Business builders have a vision for a different kind of product, service or business model. We believe in it, even though it may be well beyond other people’s imaginations.
Unfortunately there are too many influences surrounding us business builders that can easily undermine our confidence and lead us to operate in the shadow of the black dog of doubt.
Yes, there will be times when business problems seem so complicated, so overwhelming, and so beyond our company’s reach that it might seem like a complete joke to fight back. However, as much as we’d like to wish the problem away, the answer will always be in an entrepreneur’s own magic and potent determination to find a way to beat the problem.
Within every young company is another David and Goliath story. We all know the tale of how a fearless, seemingly meager challenger out-smarts a powerful giant. On the battlefield, David takes his sling and selects a pebble that will penetrate the one place where the giant is vulnerable. The pebble reaches its target and Goliath crashes to the ground in defeat.
The next time you feel over-matched by the industry brute; remember every competitor has one or more weaknesses. You can find them! There is no single handicap that your own reservoir of grit and innovative thinking can’t overcome. Consider the combination of your capabilities as your own pebbles of power. Let them give you hope and confidence. Value them, nurture them, improve them, share them, and like an ol’ Jim Abbott fastball, hurl them at your naysayers with pleasing satisfaction. You can do it!
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