Do you want to know the best way to never achieve your business goals?
It’s by chasing the silver bullets, the magic pills, holy water, snake oil, etc. If there’s anyone telling you that there is a shortcut to fixing your business problems, they’re lying.
Those things are not real, and if you spend your time chasing them, you are preventing yourself from making the sustainable progress that can actually lead you to success the fastest and the shortest way.
The trouble is that so many times, business leaders are focusing and investing on what they want — like more leads, for example — at the expense of what they actually need.
What they actually need is to build a reputable, credible brand with a strong business foundation, an all-star team, and consistent operational growth.
Another issue I see many leaders face is having a quick-trigger mindset and hopping from solution to solution without giving them time to work. This is a mistake that leads to lost time, lost money, and frustration.
Many of these leaders will ask, “Why am I not making progress on my SEO?” or “Why is my social media following not growing?” It’s because they never gave the opportunity to build anything sustainable; you keep jumping around to the next thing that sounds great.
I’ll tell you what: the fastest way to get anywhere and grow your business is to take the dirt road.
Yes, this requires hard work and investment — but it allows you to gain a competitive advantage because you were willing to do what many of your competitors are too lazy to accomplish.
It’s all about perspective.
Would you rather bite the bullet and endure short term suffering in exchange for sustainable long-term growth, or suffer in the long term because you relied on a band-aid to fix a dam break and opted for the easiest remedies for your business’s issues?
I’ll end with this — when you prioritize and focus on creating a strong foundation for growth that might require a little elbow grease, you will typically yield a greater return and greater results.
If you only take advantage of the things that bring in an immediate return, you will forego all of the major opportunities that can yield significant growth.
