What made Edison so successful?

There is a "famous" story about a prospector during the gold rush who worked for years without striking gold, so he gave up, sold his claim to another man, and headed back east. The new owner hit a motherload within his first 10 feet of mining - - and became a bajillionaire.

Thomas Edison's life story is really interesting, and a true testimony to not giving up - and so is yours, Duane!

"If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves." - Edison

Edison credited his success to hard word, perseverance and breaking the rules. I'm curious, what are your tips and tricks for getting things done? What are your big picture goals? Are you living up to your potential?

Since I posed the questions, I guess  should throw my answers into the mix.

My favorite technique for getting things done is the GTD process from David Allen. It's a work in progress.

My big picture goals (for work) include:

• growing Curve to be the premier regional advertising, marketing and design firm for creativity and effectiveness


• filming a Super Bowl ad for one of our clients


• helping companies go green


• building MCC into the gold standard for business networking and community development


• launching a speaking career with my good pal Terry Bean


• writing an inspirational business book

I'm a work in progress. I'm proud of what I've achieved so far but I have a LONG way to go to live up to my potential. The future is bright.

You're well on your way to all of those, Charlie!

My "top 3" big picture goals for work are:

• Publishing the "My Gutsy Dream" book by the end of Q1, 2009


• Promoting awareness of the grant writing arm of The Write Concept 


• Ridding the world (or at least SE Michigan) of boring marketing materials

"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." (T.S. Eliot)

"Only thos who dare to fail greatly canever achieve greatly." (Robert F. Kennedy)

Hey Linda great story. How many zero's in bajillion?

Have a great week!

Troy

Thanks, Troy!  According to the web, there are an unspecified number of zero's in a bajillion. I was actually surprised google recognized it as a "real" word!

Happy Tuesday!

"Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, more intellegently" - Henry Ford.

If you look at a failure as an opportunity to learn, and grow from the experience, eventually you will eliminate the roadblocks to success. Just a thought.