Becoming a Self-Starter (Part 2 of 4)
Before we begin, Merry Christmas everyone!đ While this yearâs holiday season has been challenging, remember the old investment strategy: short term pain for long term gain. Lockdowns suck - just as much as any change to tradition - but the more weâre social distancing and wearing masks, the sooner I can sit down and order a tomahawk ribeye steak at Ruthâs Chris.
Under the umbrella of productivity, youâre either lazy or youâre not.
Unless youâve been handed the keys to a successful family business, most entrepreneurs have to hustle to grow their business. Learning to be a self-starter is the difference between complacent and competitive.
You have to be ready to light the fire, whether you need to or not.
One of the most important characteristics of an entrepreneurial marketer is being a self-starter. Proactively, that may mean learning new skills to further your personal development in your off-time. Reactively, thatâs brainstorming out-of-the-box ideas to drive website traffic to hit your monthly targets.
Self-starters understand that in order to become successful, it requires hard work, dedication, and doing whatever it takes to get the job done. Itâs that extra effort that differentiates good from great.
This also aligns in the job market: youâll typically see job descriptions with âself-starterâ.
Unless your manager is a full-blown narcissist, people generally love self-starters because they donât need to be managed. No hanging over somebodyâs shoulder to make sure theyâre putting in work. Self-starters can be trusted to work independently and require little supervision. Having someone on the payroll that clocks in and clocks out can become dead weight to an organization.
Thinking of running your own business one day? Being a self-starter keeps the lights on. Starting off as a consultant, or launching your first marketing agency, doesnât suddenly mean potential clients will come knocking on your door. Building and launching a product doesnât suddenly mean people will line up to buy. Youâll need to self-start in order to earn those leads. Self-starters focus on building their brand, networking their brains out, and generating content that provides value even before the client or customers show up.
As a marketer with interest in being a better marketer, just reading this email shows you have the capability to self-start.
Learn to motivate yourself proactively, and youâll self-start in no time.
On Monday, letâs talk about failing. And how important it is to bounce back.
Click here to read part 3: Learning how to fail fast
Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.
â Steve Jobs, Apple
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Since most of you wonât be working today, I thought Iâd get in the festive mood and drop something totally different. If your childhood was defined by 90s west coast rap, then break out the Colt 45s and load up Christmas on Death Row. A throwback to the old days of Snoop Dogg, the Dogg Pound, and the rest of the Death Row crew. Itâs an annual listen of mine during the holidays, although honestly, I really just listen to the first few tracks. Itâs not for the faint of heart, but then again, what is these days đ€·ââïž If youâre looking for something delightfully awful, to commemorate the mostly awful year 2020 has been, give it a run.
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