Its July and next month is the IWF show. DACKOR will have a booth there at #1716 where we will show our new Leather Design. This design looks like real leather ! It has a registered emboss to the print to give it a very realistic look. In addition, the design has a special scratch resistance coating that makes it ultra durable. We believe that this design will do outstanding for headboards, desktops, nightstands, and closet parts as well.
This month I'd like to write about "The Winner Takes All" concept. We have all heard the adage "Do What You Love and You'll Be Successful". People make this sound like a mystical concept however in reality it simply means that if you love doing something you'll work so hard at it that and put in the time until you are successful at it. Its interesting how today's popular sayings try to make it look like their are short cuts to success. I kind of prefer the old quote "Early to bed, early to rise, work like heck and advertise." I really don't think that quote would be popular in today's young culture.
Is it important to work hard? I recently read a book called "The Four Hour Workweek" by Timothy Ferriss. This was a very interesting book. Its basically about a guy who stopped reading the news, entrusted his employees to do their jobs and is living off his business while only really working 4 hours a week. I know I couldn't get by with that but its interesting to read about a guy who has. All I could think about while reading the book was that he's a very smart guy who'd probably be even more successful if he worked more than 4 hours a week. But maybe he's hired people who are better than him. I did cut down on reading the news as a result of this book. If you think about it, most US news garbage nowadays. Aside from this guy's story, I think that we live in a world where the Winner Takes All. If you think about it, most people who are at the top of their profession have really worked harder than everyone else.
Some people don't give their all. Do you have co-workers or employees who simply do the least that they can get by with and still keep their job? I'm sure you do. In reality though, they are cheating themselves. If they are there 8 hours of the day and they aren't giving their all then they are really just wasting their time as well as yours. If you have to be at work why not give 110%?
In todays world of "The Winner Takes All" its the person who tries just a little bit harder who wins. Lets use the example of the sports player. Aside from god given talent, lets assume that you have two equal players and one gives 10% more than the other. Most likely the guy giving 10% more will end up with the big contract. The same can be said for sales as well. If one person works harder they will get more business under equal situations.
In sales and in business the person who gives a little more often ends up with five times more business than the other. If you think about it, by giving 110% you actually get a better return on your time investment. And in the end, time is the most valuable thing we have.
