Photo cred:Leo
Reynolds
Becoming the best in a certain field has always
been the ultimate challenge. This requires determination beyond
anything. It means not settling for "second best", not going
halfway in your journey to success and fulfillment, surpassing
yourself and all the others while you evolve and
grow.
I received a list from Adrian Soare called
"101+ Ways For Becoming The Best In Your Field". We will attach it
to the blog post so you can download it and
check it from time to time to remind yourself what can bring you
results in your field of
interest.
I consider the following 20 point to be the
most important ones:
1.Offer
20% more than your average client
expects.By
doing this you will surprise your clients in the best way possible
and most of them will want to repay you for this with a service,
more money or with a recommendation.
2.Offer
to help 3 clients that can’t afford the price you ask for your
services.Sometimes
doing something for free can actually get you more than the value
in money. "There's no greater purpose than to
service others." Let's not forget the reason we are
here.
3. Focus at least 25% of your work on
what you can do best. This means focusing on your
strengths, not your weaknesses. The right focus will bring you the
right result.
4. Get known as a person who uses
constructive critique. Speak your mind in order to
improve, not to attack
others.
5. Take free time for
yourself.Sometimes you need to regroup, rest, take some time to
actually enjoy something that is not necessarily
productive.
6. Take a junior under your wing and
teach him.By teaching someone else you learn more. You're never
done learning and having a fresh mind in your organization or
business can show very helpful. This helps breaking the patterns in
your day to day thinking. A bright junior will fill in your
gaps.
7. Communicate 3 main messages that you
sustain.We always communicate something. It's important to pay
attention to what we communicate through words and actions to our
clients, coworkers, but also to our friends and
family.
8. Set high standards for quality and
stick to them. Do everything in the best way that you
can do it. Your best won't always be the same. It depends on your
state of mind or your health, but strive to do and to be the best
now because there is no better moment for
it.
9. Invest 10% of your earnings in
trainings, coaching and books. Seek out new ideas, ways
of thinking, don't stop reading. Investing in yourself is a
continuous process. As humans, we tend to become lazy if we don't
keep up a certain pace to learning and
improving.
10. Act like a professional.This
means keeping your word business wise, being on time for meetings,
reaching deadlines, being trust worthy.
11. See what are your addictions and plan
to free yourself from them.Addictions hold you
down. They show how much
control you have over yourself. Practice control over your thought
and actions and you will never be
helpless.
12. Work to become a center of
influence.Get to the point were you can get things done
socially speaking. Make friends and influence people. Become a
change agent, the kind of person that brings out the best in
others, not only in himself.
13. Don’t allow yourself to have dead
moments. Work for free if it’s necessary instead of not doing
anything.Keep your momentum. Never stop moving towards your
goals which should never be just money.
14. Talk when you have something
important to say.You are lucky to have a voice. Use it, make
your ideas be known. Some will laugh, judge and dis-consider, but
that doesn't concern you because you're on a mission, you have your
own path, aspirations and goals.
15. Publicly recognize other peoples’
value, don’t give them cheap compliments.Always be honest with
your compliments and generally with words. Integrity is rare and
very appreciated. Learn to appreciate others for their true
value.
16. Learn from those that are better than
you.Until you will become the best in your field there will be
someone better than you. It's good to make that person your friend
if possible, follow his steps and see what you can do to get where
he is.
17. Accept rejection with a smile on your
face.Holding a grudge for a contract you didn't close or
getting angry for a deal you didn't make won't change anything. By
smiling you are relaxed and open to new opportunities. They will
show up if you have the eyes to see
them.
18. Think big, act accordingly.There
is no point in thinking small. Dreaming is all we have. All that we
see today in our world was at one moment in the past someone's
dream. By thinking big you turn the impossible into possible. It
takes courage to do this. What do you
fear?
19. Believe in the work you do.If you
don't believe in yourself and your work then no one will. Only you
know your true potential, if you allow it to
manifest.
20.Save
10% of what you earn and put it
aside.Put
some money aside. It's not easy, but again it shows
control. You will need that
money someday for something you haven't thought about
yet.
