Doubts

When a person has doubts, he or she normally hesitates to make immediate decisions.  Decisions of course, have to be made in a given period of time but whether it is immediate or not, decisions should still be made.  In relation to that, doubts are those external factors that hinder people to believe in something.  Never doubt something or someone for that matter for as long you know what you are doing and you know what you can achieve in the process.  It all reflects on how you make little decisions; if you are easily swayed into believing the opposite of what you stand for, you will probably lose track of everything else, including the bigger picture.

In business, doubts are not advisable.  It should be stimulating and it should not stop you from doing what you have to do.  To expand more on the idea of stimulating doubts, take into consideration the people that work for you.  You may always refer to their resume to check on their background but whether it is good or bad, you can not judge the person merely according to how he or she presents her or his identity on a piece of paper.  It should be based on how you assess him or her personally.  The role of stimulating doubts help you rethink the traditional way of qualifying your employees.  But it is not your only concern because matters like choosing an ideal business partner can also mean doubts along the way.  Choosing a business partner should be proactive and independent.  Do not rely so much on what others have to say because in the end, the result will confront you and not them.  It is better to step your foot in during the initial stage rather then someone else’s.  Nobody gets a gold ribbon for cowardice.  Take the risks if you have to just as long as you do not compromise your credibility.  When all else fails, stand by what you believe in no matter what because you never know what opportunities may unfold before you.  A business partner can always appear impressive but choose wisely and choose the one that puts you first.

Taking it to the Next Level

Here I was discussing business with partners and I suddenly had great ideas to try for the next few years.  The meeting was unbelievably successful and we all agreed that we had to do something to keep our businesses alive and so we agreed on taking our game to the next level.  Believe me, when a business man says “I need to step it up”, he really means it.  That’s because we know that there is a very thin line between sinking and rising.  If we fail to understand our role, we will eventually run out of options.  Money is a very important factor but we all have to consider that making profit is not always the concern because we have customers who rely on us. 

An essential part of these quickly growing trends in the business world is quick response and a positive one.  Worse comes to worse, we will have to make sacrifices.  But the whole point of doing business is to serve a community and I have always believed in that; which is why I strongly recommend good people around you—people who stand by what you believe in, to begin with.  Yesterday I was having a conference call with the business development team of Voiceville Communications, Inc. and they managed to address the problems in order to effectively capture the market we’re targeting.  These people have been doing a really good job in terms of outsourcing and this is one concrete example of how people should do business together.  It is always important to understand our individual responsibilities and we have to have people who act on it.

Taking it to the next level does not always necessary warrant brilliant ideas, just good ones which can be brilliant in the long run.  My advice to businessmen who are struggling out there is this.  Look around, see what has changed, and be counterproductive.