I recently discovered the Law of the Garbage Truck and I think that it parallels Entrpreneurship.
David Pollay, said that "If you want to be happy and if you want to be successful, you HAVE to follow the Law of the Garbage Truck."
Here's what he said:
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The Law of the Garbage Truck by David Pollay
"One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his breaks, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean he was really friendly.
So I asked, "Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!" This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call "The Law of the Garbage Truck."
He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you. Don't take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.
The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so..... "Love the people who treat you right. Forgive the ones who don't."
Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it!"
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After reading this, I got to thinking about how this parallels being an Entrepreneur. I have had my business, Chic Gems, etc. Jewelry, for about 5 years now. I cannot count how many people have given me their "2 cents" that I would have happily let them keep.
I have been told "You don't have enough money to do this" or "You don't have enough experience to do this" or "How can you compete with Tiffany's" or "Why do you want to work that hard", and the list goes ON...
Basically, my thought is that life is not easy and business is not easy. But by keeping a positive attitude and persevering you can truly do anything you want in this world.
I always think of Thomas Edison and all of his failed experiments...what if he had given up and not invented the light bulb? We would be living in a very DARK world. I think the spirit of hope is important because without, what do we have?
My advice:
1. Be positive, have a plan, surround yourself with successful people.
2. Don't listen to negative people and do not dump negative energy on others.
3. Don't give up on your dreams.
4. Don't overly focus on your competitors, follow your passions and always do your best.
5. Stay focused on your goals; use your goals as your roadmap to success.
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