I believed I had tyre grip!!!......and I did
By Paul Green
So…… this is what I get for teasing Steve Harrop about not being a regular blogger! An invite to put my money where my mouth is and be the first guest OFDA blogger!
It can actually be quite hard to come up with suitable content for an industry related blog! Blogs about specific subjects with a ‘fan base’ are quite easy ….. www.paulmgreen.co.uk gets thousands of hits from all over the world….. But an office supplies blog may not be quite as interesting to some people!! You probably read several ‘blogs’ on the web without actually realising it as these days many web sites are updated daily with news and views contributed by various people. The whole point to me about blogs is that anyone can get their thoughts published and made available to the world…..
Information and views are accessible and uncensored … yes for sure sometime that means reading about some very boring daily routines…….. Or equally it can lead to world exclusives like www.techcrunch.com who revealed to the world the prototype iPhone4 that was left in a bar! The beauty is that now we can all make a contribution without being a journalist…… our views and input can not only matter, but also be read by the very people you want to make a point to.
Those people can be staff, suppliers, friends, and acquaintances………… all used to good effect by Steve over the last couple of years.
So what do I want to talk to YOU about? Well it’s quite simple….. Belief…….. And…….. Positive Thinking………
The last few years have been tough……
yes some people have struggled….. Some people have thrived. Why?
Consider Belief.
Some people believed that there’s a recession. Some people believed that business was going to be tough.
Some people believed that they would inevitably struggle. Some people believed their customers would spend less. Those people probably got everything they believed.
Believe me. This is NOT Paul Green (ed!)
However….. Some people believed that they could go out and win new business.Some people believed that they could sell more to their existing customers – plug the gaps.
Some people believed they could use organisations like OFDA to gain more knowledge and support. Some people believed they could review and change their business and come out of recession stronger.Those people probably got everything they believed.
Which group were you in? One thing I’ve learned in life and business is that if you believe things, and positively think and look for them, and create the image in your mind…….. You will find it - it may well happen. Flipside is that if you believe and look for the next bad thing – well hell yes…… you will get that too! So what’s the point of all this? Well……. ask yourself…….. What do YOU believe in for you and your business?
Do you believe in tough times ahead? Double Dip recession? Lower margins?
Maybe you should believe and picture growth….. Picture more sales to your existing customers……. working hard to plug all the gaps….. Picture giving your customers the best possible service….. Picture chasing every quotation….picture winning quotations …… picture double digit growth.
Careful what you wish for…….. You may well get it!
