My new career gives me plenty of time to reflect....
While I'm not listening to podcasts, I'm usually deep in thought about a variety of things. This afternoon, I had my career as an internet marketer on my mind...
When I got started in the online marketing business, I surrounded myself with as many books as I could get my hands on. It was part of my personal growth plan, and still is to this day.
But back then, I was a fiend for knowledge. I wanted to learn everything I could about effective marketing, advertising, sales and brand building.
Jeffrey Gitomer, Al Ries, Dan Kennedy, Zig Ziglar, Brian Tracy....You name the author, I was nose deep into their books.
One recurring theme, while not always directly stated was the power of going slow and steady. I really took to this advice, because to me...Rome wasn't built in a day.
So anything, in my mind, that was worth owning took time to build. You should do it the right way, with good old fashioned effort and patience.
What was fascinating to me, and this is what I was reminiscing on this afternoon, was how many people in my field didn't believe in the 'slow and steady' approach.
I used to get into debates with people in my own circle that argued you should adopt a 'fast and steady' in online business.
Speed was important, for sure. First to market, top of mind. All that good stuff...
But to me, everything I wanted to build needed time to develop. Needed time to grow. And needed time to mature. That was not limited to online businesses either. My thought was this was one of the greatest character traits of successful entrepreneurs.
The urban legends where plentiful....
John Wooden coached for decades before he won his first NCAA championship. Now he is regarded as the greatest college coach in history.
Starbucks didn't open their second franchise for years after first launching the brand. Now they have franchises everywhere.
Wal Mart, same kind of story. It took them years to open their second store. And so on...
These stories to me, highlighted the importance of a slow and steady approach to building anything online.
And it holds true for my journey here on the blockchain as well. I very much consider myself an entrepreneur. An investor somedays as well lol But my approach here hasn't changed since the days of my internet marketing endeavors.
Everything that's worth anything of value....Always takes time to develop! Slow and steady will always win the race in my books!
