Herman School of Business
In An Instant...
When Susan Boyle opened her mouth on Britain’s Got Talent in an instant her life changed. The world discovered her beautiful voice…hidden away for years in a frumpy body, going virtually without any notice. Bam…with just a few notes, sung in a venue that let many people hear her voice…in an instant she realized what she always craved…having people want to hear her gift.
A pilot flies thousands of hours going completely unknown. He safely delivers hundreds of thousands of passengers to their destination and not one person in the back of his plane ever knew his name. One day birds are struck and the engines fail and in that instant “Sully” becomes a hero recognized the world over. In just an instant of time he did his job just as he always did…but on that particular day it counted more than all those other flights…this time if he had failed in any way…everyone would have died…but in an instant of his perfection all were saved.
You met your mate in an instant. You could have turned left that day instead of right…it could have rained and you would have skipped the beach…your parents could have moved somewhere else and in that instant your life would be totally different.
Your business has a deadline…or a certain customer comes in randomly…and it turns out to be someone who takes your place to another level of recognition…maybe Oprah touts your book…and in that instant everything changes.
At noon today there were no “hot” leads to buy one of my clients’ franchises. I was frustrated that up to that moment we had zero prospects wanting to buy what is obviously a great business…one that could make someone considerable money. And then…in an instant…the telephone rang…and the voice asked what they had to do to acquire a franchise? In an instant we went from no prospects to a very hot prospect.
Life comes down to a few short moments they say. Your first love, graduation, that first job, a wedding, your kids birth, several milestone birthdays, a few steps up the ladder and in those “instants” your life moves through incredible options. Success or failure, are the outcomes of those few “instants” and you better recognize them when they arrive.
Had I not answered the phone would we have missed the prospect? In reality those instants are the result of many hours, days, and weeks of hard work and preparation. Endless hours of exhausting effort. In other words…while some huge events in life actually do occur in an instant…business success, like life success, usually results from a long term of effort. If you are doing nothing, sitting around waiting for your business or your life to have one of those “instants” that turn things around…you will be sitting there a long time…and while you sit there waiting, someone will be having their instant and passing you by.
- Posted: 16 June 2009
- Comments: 1
- Category: Business success
Hello Herman,
this is so true. There is no one coming to you for weeks and month and when you close to give up there is someone requesting more information or offering real help.
Thank you for the movitation.
Written by Oliver Pospisil on 2 July 2009