Feb 09
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Before Nike, there was Art Williams.
Well, I believe Art said it well before Nike.
What did he say?
“Just do it”.
Now, this probably is a bit confusing to you at this point, so let me give some background as to why I’m comparing Art William’s to Nike.
There are days where things are overwhelming. There are days when things just don’t click like you would like them to. Its frustrating, its tough, and it can lead to almost depression-like thoughts and actions.
I was having one of those days.
I made a comment about it on Facebook. I didn’t do it for attention but I did it to seek help for what I was feeling. I had no reason to feel this way, but I did. Yes, I am a bit overwhelmed at times, and as I described to my wife, was almost feeling “stressed out” for an unknown reason.
And I’m glad I did, as a business acquaintence sent me a link to a video by Art Williams.
In case you do not know who Art Williams is, he is the founder of A.L. Williams, one of the great insurance business stories ever created.
In this video, he is addresses a national convention of religious broadcasters (i.e. television evangelist) on what it takes to succeed in business. He used such a simple phrase to describe what makes the super successful who they are as opposed to the ordinary individual:
They just do it. They work it a bit harder.
Here I am, around 36 days into my personal 90 day Internet marketing challenge feeling overwhelmed by the task at hand and I get this video. What a blessing it was!
Williams pointed out several things that I believe apply to both Internet marketers and network marketers and something I am going to improve on: Being excited about what they do. As Williams puts it, no one wants to follow someone who is not exciting. To grow a business, you have to have a following. To grow a network marketing business, you have to have people who will follow you.
But more than anything, you have to work hard to be a leader and get to where you want to go, you just have to “do it.”
You have to work harder.
You have to push harder.
You have to have, as he calls it, a “unique mental toughness.”
This video was an inspiration to me, and it got me to thinking about something I’m missing from my business and my life: Personal devleopment time. No, I’m not talking about learning more marketing techniques, but rather making me a better leader, a better person, and a better communicator.
To sum it up, he said early on in the speech:
“… in order to win, you have to feel good about yourself.”
Just do it. Feel better about yourself. Just do it. Work harder. Just do it. Don’t quit! Just “do it.”
If you want to watch the video, I’ve embedded it below. I hope you get something out of it.
