Startup 101: Win over the Winners, Lose the Losers
There has been a poem on my refrigerator for as long as I can remember. It’s a simple, yet powerful little ballad that has meant different things to me, during different times in my life. After reading it one more time, I cannot help but relate it to the entrepreneurial hustle; that mysterious, foggy world where most startups live during the beginning of their venture. It has helped to reinforce the value in pursuing your passion, forgetting the naysayers, and rising above every single obstacle that you face. And it goes, my friends, something like this:
The Winner is always part of the answer;
The Loser is always part of the problem.
The Winner always has a program;
The Loser always has an excuse.
The Winner says “Let me do it for you”;
The Loser says “That is not my job”.
The Winner sees an answer to every problem;
The Loser sees a problem to every answer.
The Winner says “It may be difficult, but it’s possible”;
The Loser says “It may be possible, but it’s too difficult”.
The Winner never loses;
The Loser never wins!
The key to a successful venture lies not only in your ability to become that winner, but to seek out the rest of the winners who will push your business to success.
And please, do me a favor, go easy on the losers, they don’t know any better.
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Marilyn Terrell
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