Easy?

This week I wondered about how simple starting a business can be. I think I have complicated the concept in my mind for no reason. What made me think on these lines was the three points listed by David Carrington. These three points are things that should happen to increase your business 1 – Increase customers 2 – Increase frequency of purchase 3 – Increase average order size. So simple. So is pretty much everything we have been studying. It seems so simple when you think about it, it almost seems obvious. But yet there are relatively few people we really succeed. The main reason, as much of our reading suggest is the inability for people to knuckle down and make sure obstacles are overcome with the correct attitude. Taylor Richards simple said; “You can do anything.” I think I underestimate my abilities. He counseled that we should never underestimate ourselves and the Lord.

The first QCT presentation when relatively well. The board seems to be hung on giving us the business but we should know our fate in the next couple of weeks. We tried and if we failed we will try again. We have learned so much and will definitely do even better the next time.

Reading

This week provided so much opportunity for introspection. Completing the book, Mastery was a very rewarding experience. I am not a reader but found myself reading for fun for maybe the first time in a very long time. I carried this book with me and found dead time to read. Suddenly wasteful minutes turned into rich rewarding minutes. I have resolved that I will read on every future flight I have to take. I should be able to finish a couple of books a year and potentially gain what I gained while reading this book.

What amazed me most was the thoughts and personal correction that came as I read. I had so many thoughts after reading what Tom Peters, mentioned about a study found that very successful people had had “an obnoxiously high level of praise piled on them in childhood – praise to the point of embarrassment. It seems you can hardly overdo it.” This and many other thoughts this week motivated to be a better parent. I once again realized what is most important in my life at this moment. 

I have good news. Our company QCT – property was registered on Monday. We have completed a start to a website and we are ready to present to our first client on Monday. While preparing, we found two additional clients that we are likely to get sustained business from. This was only a dream and suddenly became a reality in two weeks! I may very well be my own boss in the very near future. Everything is just working out. The timing seems perfect!

self-mastery

“You will never have a greater or lesser dominion than that over yourself.  The height of a man’s success is gauged by his self-mastery; the depth of his failure by his self-abandonment and this law is the expression of eternal justice. He who cannot establish dominion over himself will have no dominion over others.”  This was such a powerful statement by And da Vinci. 

How can I be trusted by others if I am not able trust myself? If I am not trusted how can I ever have success. This reminded me of the many scriptures that deal with the power of the tongue. James 1:26 reads: If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion [is] vain.

Two important elements in self-mastery listed by Elder Tanner are fundamental. During the week I found myself measuring myself against them these two elements as I went about doing what I do. The first element is my personal moral standards and the other is willpower. It simple, without hugely complicated list with a hundred pointers. Two simple steps. These two simple steps however are not all we get though. I have experienced being taught by the Holy Ghost around personal improvement and refinement this week more than usual. The Holy Ghost has and continues to help be become a better version of myself. I have found myself at times excusing myself by saying; ‘that is just who I am’. That is not good enough. I need not only the knowledge of right and wrong but the willpower to make the changes needed.