At a Toastmasters International meeting a speaker rehearsing giving a motivational speech to trainee travel agents. He began by saying that 80 per cent of property agents went out of business in a year. However, he then gave facts showing the shortage of high value properties. He ended by encouraging the trainees to go for it.
His evaluator was a forthright teacher. She said he started discouragingly. He concentrated on dry facts. He did not inspire. He should rewrite his script. Add personal stories of success.
Discussion Of Odds
Her remarks about the shortocmings of the speech were also not very encouraging. However, she was very helpful in analysing what you need to do to be encouraging. She, and the speaker, raised interesting questions in my mind about the statistics of success.
What Influences Success?
Businesses, dating, marriages and creative and freelance work can go up and down. Why? This could be, perhaps because you make mistakes. Alternatively, your lack of renewed enthusiasm - solved by motivation training. Worse still, market factors outside your control - in which case you keep throwing the dice and trying new things to sell, new products, new businesses, new teams, until you win (or can no longer get money to start new businesses).
The Odds Of Winning At Business
On the other hand, millions of people buy lottery tickets with lower odds of winning than of succeeding in business. So that should encourage you to try running a business. The difference is, the only thing you need to do in a lottery is to check your numbers. On the other hand - you could say the same of business - you just have to keep checking your numbers, the income and the outgoings.
On the other hand, millions of people buy lottery tickets with lower odds of winning than of succeeding in business. So that should encourage you to try running a business. The difference is, the only thing you need to do in a lottery is to check your numbers. On the other hand - you could say the same of business - you just have to keep checking your numbers, the income and the outgoings.
Goodwill Flowers
In Singapore and Hong Kong and China you will see flowers sent by well-wishers outside new restaturants, shops and businesses. Why? The sender is expressing goodwill, attracting attention, raising morale, improving motivation and wishing prosperity and good luck in the lottery of business.
Florists offer grand opening flower stands.
https://www.fareastflora.com/flowers/grand-opening-flower-stands
https://www.fareastflora.com/flowers/grand-opening-flower-stands
Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker
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