One of the most important lessons you can learn as a business owner is how to make a mistake. The likelihood that you will never suffer a setback, error in judgement or total and complete failure is miniscule. All people make mistakes, all businesses falter.
The key is what you do when that happens.
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The upside of this is that you are not alone. There are many inspirational figures from history and in business today who have suffered and risen from the ashes. Here are some of their stoic quotes to help encourage you to do the same…
1. “If a man knows not which port he sails, no wind is favourable.” – Seneca
Beginning with one of the champions of Stoicism, Roman Philosopher Seneca, this quote is particularly apt in business today as in life. If you don’t know what your goal is, you won’t know which direction to go in and how to achieve it.
If you want to succeed, define a clear goal for yourself and move towards it with each move and every decision.
2. “Throw out your conceited opinions, for it is impossible for a person to begin to learn what he thinks he already knows.” – Epictetus
This quote by another famous Stoic philosopher is just as true today as it ever was. If you are determined that you already know all there is to know, you will never truly learn anything new. You will never grow and never reach the heights you could.
Keep an open mind, strive to continue to learn all you can in your field and out of it if needs be, and you will learn, grow and thrive.
3. “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” — Thomas Edison
Moving away from ancient philosophers to more modern successes, Thomas Edison is known as being the inventor of more than 1000 creations that changed the world that we live in. Many of them still do to this day.
If Thomas Edison could fail 10,000 times for each invention and yet still be the huge and impressive success that he was, that should help inspire you to keep going after one or two missteps.
4. “Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.” – Henry Ford
Henry Ford revolutionised the way business was carried out at the start of the last century, and he overcame his fair share of obstacles along the way.
Whatever the obstacles that you are struggling with, be they unexpected expenses, staffing issues or a lack of consumer engagement, don’t let them distract you from the prize.
Stay focused on your end goals and don’t let life’s disruptions get in the way of your success. There is always a solution if you can find it.
You could hire out your SEO management in Sydney, change your methods or simply push through. Ford did it and so can you.
5. “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” — Bill Gates
Finally we come to Bill Gates, the man who surely needs no introduction (not that the last few did either). It could be argued that you learn nothing from a happy customer, except perhaps what is working and what you should maintain.
An unhappy customer can show you where the problems are, and how to fix them.
If you are hoping to fix any issues with your marketing strategy, remember to keep working, hire out for help if you need and continue to do whatever it takes to succeed in your business today.
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