Even as many industries are in decline, the health care field is experiencing tremendous growth. Many health care related businesses are on the rise. Medical billing is a “growth” industry with good prospects for the future that can provide an excellent opportunity to work from home.
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Today is my son’s birthday and it’s amazing how fast the last three years have gone by. It was just yesterday that I was holding him in my hands after he was just born and realizing he was totally dependent on me. Now, he wakes up everyday like the world is his. Truly amazing. Over the last year I’ve been observing his behavior not only as a proud poppa but as someone building a business. I’ve picked up on 5 traits that my son, and probably every other infant on the planet, demonstrates that I think can be helpful in making your business a success.
1. He Likes What He Likes.
My son spends zero time doing what he’s not interested in. He refuses to be bored. Of course with his three year old attention span what he’s interested in changes very rapidly. But when he’s in the moment he’s all in. I’ve also noticed that even when he’s doing menial tasks like getting dressed he finds a way to have fun with it. Is what you’re doing now holding your interest?
2. He’s Honest.
In keeping with step 1, if my son doesn’t like something or isn’t interested in it he will tell you. In no uncertain terms. Even if caught doing something wrong, his first thought is not to lie it’s to tell you why he wanted to do whatever it was he was doing. Like most things in life, honesty get complicated as we grow up but if you could bring back some of that child-like honesty what effect would it have on your life?
3. He Doesn’t See Obstacles.
When my son started crawling we had to move some things to higher ground because whatever he got his hands on was pretty much toast. The funny thing was it didn’t stop him from trying to get what he wanted. He just figured out what he had to climb to get to his prize. And that included Mommy and Daddy. And he may have graduated to walking but he hasn’t outgrown his ability to see past obstacles. I hope he never does. Imagine what you could be doing if you didn’t see any obstacles.
4. He Keeps Getting Up.
I don’t know how many times this child has fallen while playing around. I’m sure its no more than the average boy his age but no matter how many times he goes down, he pops right back up and keeps on playing. Sometimes he trips and falls and just lays there laughing. I always ask him “are you ok?” and when he can be bother to give me a response it’s almost always “Yes!”. As adults the falls we take can be a bit more serve. But we all have the ability to get up, shake it off, and get back in the game.
5. He Gives It His All.
My son hasn’t learned the concept of slacking off yet. What ever he’s doing gets his full focus and energy. Again, his three year old attention span allows for rapid changes to what get his focus but he doesn’t half step when he’s in the moment. Your business deserves that type of laser beam focus. Attention grabbers abound when you work from home. Your success will be determined by well you do in fending them off.
I hope it helps. Leave a comment and let me know if it does.
Sometimes failure is good. Failure often leads to success when the right lessons are learned from the failure. Many of today’s successful people were considered failures at some point in their lives. But they learned from their mistakes and continued to strive towards their goals. Where ever you are in your business endevours don’t be afraid to fail because it brings you closer to success…
From Biography.com: Writer, actor, producer, director. Born Emmitt Perry Jr. on September 13, 1969, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Tyler Perry has forged his own way in the entertainment industry, building an empire that consists of successful films, plays, and even a best-selling book. One of four children, he had a difficult childhood, suffering years of abuse at the hands of his carpenter father. He once described his father as a man “whose answer to everything was to beat it out of you.” At one point, Perry even attempted suicide in an effort to escape his difficult situation {emphasis mine}. At 16, he changed his first name to Tyler to separate himself from his father. Perry dropped out of high school, but he eventually earned a general equivalency diploma, or GED, later. Trying to find his way professionally, he held a series of unfulfilling jobs before discovering his true passion.
The Oprah Effect
Watching an episode of Oprah Winfrey’s talk show, Perry was inspired by a comment on the program about how writing about difficult experiences could lead to personal breakthroughs. He started a series of letters to himself, which became the basis for the musical I Know I’ve Been Changed. While the show tackled such tough subjects as child abuse, it also touched on forgiveness, a theme has remained central in many of his works and reflects his deep connection to his Christian faith. After saving up $12,000, Perry debuted the show—which he directed, produced, and starred in—at an Atlanta theater in 1992. The musical’s run lasted only one weekend and drew a measly 30 people to see the show. Disappointed yet determined, Perry continued to work odd jobs while reworking the show. He staged the show in several other cities, but success still eluded him. Broke, Perry was living out of his car for a time {me again}. “Can you imagine a six-foot-five man sleeping in a Geo Metro?” he once told Essence magazine. In 1998, Perry tried one more time to win over theater audiences. He rented out the House of Blues in Atlanta for another production of I Know I’ve Been Changed. Soon Perry was performing to sell out crowds and the musical was moved to a larger theater. After so many years of hard work, he finally earned critical acclaim as well as commercial success.
The Effort Equation
I take inspiration from people like Tyler Perry, people who find their passion and do whatever it takes to become successful at it. Imagine living in your car if you didn’t have to just to save money to bring your passion to life. I know that is extreme to many of us and I’m not suggesting that you stop paying your rent and invest all of your money in your business. I’m simply saying that output equals input; the more effort you put in to your business the more you get out of it. You have to determine what’s the appropriate amount of effort to input.
I hope it helps. Leave a comment and let me know if it does. Tyler Perry and Chris Gardner stories are great but I’m sure there thousands of stories out there that should be told. If you or anyone you know is a success in spite of your failures, please email me and perhaps you can be feature on a future Successful Failure post.
