Healthy Business Habits

Yesterday, I read a great post by Mike Klingler. It’s titled, “I’ve Gotta Make This Work!”…Finding the Only Shortcut & Taking It. Mr. Klingler tells a story which resonates with many home business owners, including myself. We go around taking shortcuts and chasing rainbows. When we find out these shortcuts don’t work, we set out on a mission to find the holy grail that will take us into the promised land of financial wealth.

Mr. Klingler says that there is only one REAL shortcut in business and most people avoid making it their number one priority.  I like to think of them as healthy business habits. Klingler advises business people to focus on developing a “keen insight” and six abilities. These abilities are:

• The ability to influence others
• The ability to choose the right opportunities for you
• The ability to create and communicate value
• The ability to attract people to you through networking and marketing
• The ability to inspire others by truly connecting with them, by listening
• The ability to cultivate partnerships

This “essential list” is the most important component of starting  and maintaining a successful business. Read the full post and the comments by clicking on “Essential List.”