How to get ahead in Business - Avoid the Lobsters!
Running your own business can be a lonely place sometimes, so the type of people you surround yourself with matters – a lot!
With that in mind, we have a rather thought-provoking tip this week – inspired by those fine dining restaurants with fresh lobster on the menu.
You may already know that once you’ve chosen your lobster at the restaurant, one of the more traditional ways of cooking it was to place it live into boiling water - Ouch!
Now, stick with me as the relevance to your business will soon become clear!
Back to our clawed friend – you see, because of the boiling temperature, the lobster will, of course, try to escape the pan by clawing its way up the sides.
This is why the chef will hold a lid on it to make sure it can’t get away.
But, here’s an interesting observation…
If you cook more than one lobster in the same pan at the same time, then there’s no need to cover the pan.
That’s because the other lobster(s) will pull each other back down as they try to escape.
It’s the other lobsters that are sabotaging their chances of freedom.
So, are you that lobster who’s wanting to break free? To get out of the “pan” –
…the boring networking group
…the unsuccessful business
…or even a friendship group that’s got too many negative people pulling you back from your dreams and aspirations?
We see it often. You’re trying to move forward and better yourself, but there’s always someone trying to bring you down.
And it’s more common here in Britain, where our culture is very different to places like America where success is welcomed and encouraged much more openly.
Now we can’t do too much about these people. They’re everywhere.
But there is something we can do to make sure we don’t get “in the pan” with these people. Stop making excuses. Rise above negative forces.
Take responsibility for your life and your business and don’t let anyone else pull you back down.
