Rating: +7
As you go through life, it is impossible to be liked by everyone. The fact is, whenever you are exposed to a large number of people, there will be those who simply don’t like you. I’ve reached the point in the last few years where it matters less and less to me. I know who I am and what I want to do in the business world, and if you don’t like it, then it is really your problem.
There are always those who take shots at those who are getting results or who are achieving some sort of success. In Australia, we call it “cutting the poppies,” and as I understand it in Japan they call it “pounding the nail.” Whatever the analogy, there are those who like to go after those who are higher profile or who are doing things that are being written or talked about. I thought the U.S. was a bit more accommodating to those who like to pursue success and who like to help others do the same – but people are people everywhere you go, and some simply would rather tear down others. After all, tearing down is a lot easier than building up.
In the end, I’d rather be respected for my results and the value that I can bring – and that my company can bring – to business owners and their companies. My focus is to positively affect the lives and companies of those owners – some of whom are facing financial difficulties, marital problems, team issues or burn out simply because they don’t have good information or the right information to turn their companies around and build more profitable businesses and lives.
I’d rather focus on the positive of reversing the failure rates of businesses over the next ten years and putting a coach in every business. Those are the things that matter to me – no matter what other people say.
