Activity or Results.... Which determines which?

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Do results determine our activity? Or do our activities determine our results? The answer to all three questions is “Who cares?” as long as we have eggs for breakfast and wings for the big game. Both activity and results are vital to business success (and personal success for that matter). However, a focus on one without the paying attention to the other will lead you to burnout (a lot of activity with no results) or being a one-hit wonder (results without knowing the activity that brought it). Being Jeff Hostetler (google it if you don’t know) is obviously more desirable that never taking a live snap, but would we not all rather be Tom Brady (on several different levels, but I digress)? Do you think Tom Brady knows why he is so successful? You better believe it. Do you think he knows which drills and conditioning routines work the best? Do you think he knows which receivers to throw to (Randy Moss) and which to avoid (Jabar Gaffney)? Absolutely. Which did he figure out first? Does it really matter? The real issue here is that he figured it out, and now only does those activities that lead to success. How about you? Do you know what networking events bring you more success? Do you know which marketing activity brings you business, and which ones end up in the trash? If you do not you had better figure it out quickly. The key lies in the fact that results do not just happen. They are the product of some sort of activity. So do not sit and wait for results to happen, go out there and do something. But track what you do, and when you start to get the desired results, know what got you there. Otherwise, you will be forgotten by history along with the other one-hit wonders.

Teleclass Recap

Last Thursday, I held a teleclass on "Staying Focused on What Matters". If you would like a written recap of what we discussed, please send me an email and I will be glad to get it to you. My address is Brent@premier-concepts.org