DELETE THAT SENTENCE; “THAT’S JUST HOW I AM”

DELETE THAT WORD; “THAT’S JUST HOW I AM”

A lot of business people have lost clients, they have lost customers, they have lost business relationships, and they have lost money time and time again, for one reason, and the reason is that they keep excusing their flaws and their flops with claims and statements like; that’s just how I am, that’s just my kind of person, that’s me, I am like
that, etc. 

You see people at times who defend their bad attitude, and fight tooth and nail to justify unethical behaviors, behaviors that impede their progress in life and in business, and you’ll be surprised. It happens, these are things that I have seen, there are people who don’t feel any remorse when they disappoint a client or customer, rather, you’ll see them excuse their shortcomings, and they will explain it away.

For example, a particular business owner who deals in expensive fabrics had an appointment with a client for 10am, the client was there 9.56am, but guess what? Our business madam didn’t show up until a few minutes to 11, of course the client had other things to do and had left after waiting for over 30 minutes. Some people around told this woman that the client was not happy that she was kept waiting for that long, and all this business owner said was; “you people already know me, that’s how I am, if she’ll wait she will wait, if she can’t wait she should go”, now that is not a pleasant business attitude, if she keeps up like that, it’s only a matter of time before all her customers leave.

Someone was supposed to make a presentation at 10am, he came late and missed his opportunity to get a job or to get a contract, yet he still defended himself. All he said was; that’s who I am, I have a problem keeping to time, I usually don’t keep appointments. Funny thing is that he hasn’t seen this as a problem that needs to be solved, or an error that needs to be corrected. You need to delete such sentences from your vocabulary.

To take your business to the next level, you need to sit down and ask yourself questions, search yourself for habits that you exhibit or display at times that put people off, put clients off, put customers off, and work on these habits, so they don’t impede your motion in going to the next level, or be a clog in the wheel of your business progress.

You will win.

It’s the Business Guy. ‘Lamide Adenuga.

lamidebusinessguy@gmail.com    08032454647.

 

Lamide Adenuga is an author and an International Speaker who believes the right mentality can power anyone to success. He is a Business Development Consultant/Business Management Consultant, a well sought out for International Conference Speaker, and a Business Coach to entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs, business owners and business starters. He has been invited to various conferences and seminars far and wide, and has addressed various groups and subgroups of business leaders, and business owners. He is also an Angel of strategy and organization.

       He is a Seasoned Trainer, Conference Speaker and a Public Relations Specialist who has written articles in various newspapers, journals and magazines. He is a Personal Effectiveness columnist in OVATION International Magazine.

He is also a Television host with his Motivational telecast, “MAKING THINGS HAPPEN” on WAP TV, DSTV Channel 262. GO TV Channel 102. Startimes Channel 116 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays. 8.15am.         

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