12/17/2025
You can have a strong work ethic but not have anything to show for it. If you’re not working toward the proper goals, then that’s not productive at all. People work hard, but because they don’t understand what’s important, they don’t get results.
Here’s what’s important:
• Authenticity. Know yourself and find out what you love to do.
• Complaining. I can’t even imagine anybody would question or complain about the job that somebody gave them to do. If your people are complaining, you need to be aware and pay attention to what your subconscious is telling you.
• Dedication. Whatever I do, I want to be the very best at it, and eventually it’s going to pay off.
• Expectation. Set a high standard for yourself. Find out what people expect from you and exceed it!
• Opportunity. Take every chance to show off, to blow people away. You need to impress them. Everybody is watching you all the time, so work the hardest you can. Use any opportunity to showcase yourself.
• Self-discipline. This takes work!
If you’re working in your family business, you need to be better than every other employee in that company. You know why? Because you’re the owner’s son or daughter, and in many cases, it was handed to you. So, as a family member, you need to work hard to earn respect.
A strong work ethic is great, but you need to know what you’re working on, and why you are working on it. I worked 12-, 14-, and 20-hour days building up my business, trying to make it work, but I had no plan then. I just said to myself, “I know I can work, and I can work hard.” What are you working on? Is it going to really take you where you want to go? What’s your plan?
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