Posted by JuJuan Buford @JSBUFORD
When you meet talented people with great work ethics, inventory what they are passionate about, what they are highly effective at, and where they want to be 1, 3, or 5 years from now. There are a lot of people who start out believing they are leaders or CEOs, but soon discover after experiencing trials and tribulations that they are better suited to be intrapreneurs as opposed to entrepreneurs…and there is nothing wrong with that.
Leadership is skilled trade. Mission casting is skilled trade. Empathizing and simultaneously demanding accountability is skilled trade. Inspiring people is skilled trade. Some people have all the know-how in the world, but lack the temperament and desire required to take on the risks and rigors of being a visionary leader.
How do you know if someone is going to be a good fit long-term?
Do they get (resonate) with your vision and or mission? If they believe in what you're doing, they'll go the extra mile because they've adopted and internalized your goals as their own.
Do they want to be accountable? Are they the type of person that arrives early or late? Do they exercise ultimate accountability or do they pass the buck? People can respect and even admire what it is you’re taking aim at, but that doesn’t mean they want to pay the price required to accompany you there.
Do they have the skills (demonstrable) to pay the bills? Hopes, dreams, aspirations, and potential are nice things, but the most successful organizations regardless of industry tend to attract and retain the most talented people.
If you are a real estate broker and you're looking for a broker assistant. You're better off looking for a real estate agent that loves the industry and has the skills, but doesn't desire the leadership and the risk.
If you're committed to not simply achieving desired results but scaling those results, accept the responsibility of clearly communicating and executing the following.
Be clear about what you're expectations are (repeatedly) and be clear about how these expectations connect to your bottom line and the bottom line of those who are employed or conduct business with you.
Introduce tools, learning opportunities, and training that will give people the opportunity to meet expectations, and empower themselves within your vision. Don't assume that people know.
Learn how to be a motivator, influencer, and person that inspires. Become intimately and honestly familiar with what inspires you. Learn what inspires others, and paint the picture. Be aware that people are always watching. Stop being so focused on leadership so to speak, but rather exampleship.
Identify what went well, but also challenges or obstacles to be overcome. Don't let these things fester. They'll bury you and overwhelm you.
Discuss the challenges out loud. Seek advice from people who have your solutions. Don't allow resentments to fester regarding partners you work with. You don't have time not to get challenges out in the open. Silence allows space for misunderstandings and can quietly burn bridges too.
Identify simple, achievable steps to resolve challenges and implement them immediately. Go after the low-hanging fruit. Progress creates momentum, and momentum creates productivity and confidence.
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I'm not an oracle. And I'm acutely aware that I don't have all the answers. However, after decades of starts and stops and peaks and valleys, I've learned some things.
One of the most valuable lessons.
You can choose whether to go through things. Or grow through them.
2000: I didn't know what was going on. I felt very stressed and alienated. I just knew one thing...continue making dials and keep setting appointments. I was in straight-up survival mode, but I took solace in something an older real estate investor who was easily 50 years my senior shared with me. Keep working and helping people. The universe will conspire in your favor. I don't know if I believed him, but I trusted his belief in me.
2008: I watched almost a decade of blood sweat, and tears disappear on paper. My personal life was in shambles, and I was dealing with a most heinous opponent and personal affronts to me were incessant. I searched for a change in environment and leadership. Began pivoting into segments, industries, and markets that were in alignment with my passion and interests. I learned that you never truly know it all.
Entrepreneurs don't know it all, we simply tend to see things first. I stopped being afraid of experimentation and began failing super fast.
2019: I watched others run for the hills or become enamored with the idea of the month phenomena. I simply doubled down and business was very productive. I was experiencing some huge personal life earthquakes, but I never felt like I wasn't standing on solid ground. I trusted the process and allowed things to flow like water, and additional verticals sprouted. I spent an inordinate amount of time studying leadership and became at peace with who and what I was and am. My mind was blown away by emerging technologies, and my appetite for constant learning ignited even more.
2023: It doesn't matter where you go, there you are. My leadership skills are finding expression and my previous reluctance is melting away. I'm working on business endeavors increasingly rather than in them 24/7. I've lost my appetite for things, and I've become laser-focused on accumulating assets. I don't mind natural peanut butter and real fruit spreads. When you begin to solve bigger problems, you learn there is a class of people who don't taste the dirt in good or bad economies.
I'm attacking self-inflicted injuries with malicious fervor while repairing myself with care. I'm enjoying more purposeful, edifying relationships. Still, very urgent in activity, but letting things flow. I'm tracking my progress on a year to year basis, as opposed to week to week or month to month. It's like playing chess and being able to anticipate 3-6 moves ahead, rather than being imprisoned in 1-2 move decisions.
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At some point the applause stops. The jeers begin or there's just silence. Popularity is a wonderful elixir. But for 99.9% of us, popularity is not entrepreneurship. We are our values, focus, and value proposition to the world. In the silence there you are.
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