Jogging through the park today listening to my music I started to really ponder why some people are successful and others are not. It is a pretty common question but one that often sheds answers that are not really applicable to us in full reality.

I was stumped on a topic. I have about 50 of them but you have to write what you are feeling. If you are a writer you understand. If you are not than take my word for it! Running is my memory jogger. I started running about 10 years ago to escape from the world. Soon I found myself smiling and enjoying just being in that blissful zone. It is my meditation so to speak where I can clear my mind and things just come to me in a very clean and pure way. I believe everyone needs some kind of activity that does such. If you don’t have one I challenge you to really search a bit. And remember it takes time and practice both things we human beings are especially good with these days ☺!

The answer to the question at last! Some say it is environment. Some say it is genetics. Some say it is looks. While those may all have something to do with it I want to focus on something that is more often overlooked and perhaps more of a key than any of the above factors.

How creative are you? Creativity is a very interesting word. The fact that it has a definition kind of defies the logic behind the actual word. The reality is that being creative in the simplest of forms is what I believe separates those successful individuals from those who have not reached such success.

Ask yourself a question. If I have the same product, the same tools, and the same support structure why am I not where the top earners of my company are? If your answer is because they are smarter or they did it before and have previous success blah blah blah then please stop reading now. If your answer is I am not sure, but heck I want to work on it then let’s look at this creativity thing. I believe it just might be the key to changing your life if indeed you are ready.

Most picture an artist when they think of the word creative. If that is the case then you need to become an artist of your business and life. Here are a few suggestions/action steps that might get you going in the right direction.

You are a salesman so let’s get that out there real quick. In some form or another everyone sells themselves in their own profession. In order to do well you need to sell yourself in a dynamic way regardless of what profession you are in. If things are not going well consider these options:

1)    Change your approach with people. Find something unique and dynamic and make it your own approach. Creative people diagnose that there is an issue and then do something unique to see if it will work better. You don’t have to re-define any system or product but you may need to re-define how you are perceived or what you are offering and how that looks to your potential client. Please don’t buy into the numbers game crap. Nine No’s does not mean the next one will be a yes. That is rubbish and you know it. Be creative and unique in how you change your approach and you will be amazed. Be textbook and well you will be boring and broke.

2)    Creativity before the fact: Are you chasing after everyone that you are supposed to or are you using your brain and being creative about who you approach with your product or service? Do you go after people who you think are in desperate need for what you have or do you go after people who understand the need for what you have? There is a huge difference here. It is very similar to talking to successful people about business as opposed to those that are not successful and you think need the success. Your results will be much better going after people who already understand success yet most still go after the people who have no interest in truly doing what it takes to succeed. Be creative in your target audience and you just might get better results. Don’t be standard!

3)    Creative juice comes from leaning different things. If you are hanging around the same kind of people all of the time then the odds of you learning new ideas in terms of creativity are far less than they could be. If you are a teacher expand your circle to include people that think differently. Mastermind your way to new ideas. Often times you will get far more creative ideas for what you do from people who have nothing to do with your industry. Those are the ideas you need to be pushing as it makes you unique and different. Unique and different are a super plus!

Being creative is such a difference maker in this world! If you are not getting the results that you want in life than you need to change something about what you are doing. When you find something that works or gets a better response then think of why that worked or how it could work better and continue to work on it. As you master this you will find that you will rise in your company. Dare to be creative and you will rise to the top. It is something that you can actually work on and improve. Go for it and I will see ya at the top!

To Your Success
Young Guns Always Wanted
Wesley Anderson