Stick To What You’re Best At!
by BobTheTeacher · Filed Under: Bob The Teacher Training · Business Building · Mindset · Productivity
In your business, are you doing what you’re great at, or what other people are telling you to do?
Last weekend, I taught at and participated in the Millionaire Coach Secrets private workshop hosted by Adam Urbanski.
At the event was one of my mastermind partners, Bobby Medina (left in the picture).
Bobby’s known as “America’s Most Wanted Trumpeter” because of his reputation as a superb bandleader at corporate parties, legends tours, high end weddings, etc. He’s toured with Ray Charles, the Four Tops, among others, and has been the bandleader for parties of celebrities like Christie Brinkley.
Anyway, I love this picture we took together as a joke because it speaks to today’s lesson.
Now from first glance, you may imagine that perhaps I have secret talents in playing the trumpet. But alas, I do not. (In fact, my only brush with musical genius was as the founder a 5-person harmonica band in high school, “Bob’s Fünf-Harmonik”).
Instead, playing the trumpet results in pain for those that are nearby. And no matter how much someone else may try to butter me up, or beat trumpet playing into me, trumpet just isn’t my thing.
But teaching is.
That’s the arena where I best perform.
And so I’ve made it the central core of my business. As a result, my business continues to be successful during rocky economic times. My passion for what I do, and my skills at teaching others what I know combine for solid results.
Now I return to the initial question for you: are you doing what you’re great at, or what other people are telling you to do?
Obviously, it would be ironic for me to “tell you what to do”; but it’s important for you to honestly ask the question so you can get the answer yourself.
One of the reasons I’m so excited about the business acceleration bootcamp I’m hosting next month is because it’s based 100% on giving you the strategies you need to take what you’re best at and help people profitably doing it.
As you go through the 3 phases I teach (Connect – Create – Collaborate), you leverage what you’re best at into both active and passive income. You become proud of the work you’re doing, and you’re able to impact people in ways that nobody else can.
No doubt, succeeding in business requires a great deal of effort and persistence. But when you sell products and services based on what you do best, that effort and persistence pays off faster and longer term than chasing after opportunity rainbows.
When you operate within what I call your “Golden Triad” you…
- Have an easier time answering that critical question: “So what do you do?”
- Turn challenge “mountains” into molehills.
- Maintain focus easier, and defend yourself against shiny object syndrome.
- Impact more people in a unique way, which helps you stand out from the crowd.
- Increase your revenue by having higher fees and prices – people will pay a premium for great value you provide.
- Feel energized even on little sleep, because what you do is connected to who you are.
- Get things done faster without the distractions of side projects.
- Attract the right kinds of customers and affiliate partners.
I’m sure I could add to this list, but I believe you get my point.
So if you’re ready for me to teach you my secret methods for creating a six-figure business based on your brain and helping people profitably, head over to the SIMPLE 2 website and grab one of the limited tickets remaining.
Your thoughts are welcome below – especially examples of today’s lesson in your life.
Bob Jenkins
p.s. By the way, I’m fully aware I ended the title of this post with a preposition. If you’re unhappy about that, please recall an alleged quote from Winston Churchill when hearing a similar concern after one of his speeches: “That’s exactly the type of pedantry up with which I will not put!” :)
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| Bob Jenkins is an internet business marketing teacher, with ten years experience teaching teenagers and teachers. He is the creator of several online training courses that teach you how to get better customers and increase your profits. Specializing in social networking strategies for business and creating information products from teleseminars, Bob can help you use internet marketing tools and strategies to promote your business online. |
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I was expeting you to share some sound or music.I even put my earphones and nothing!Not even an horrible sound.
Bob, I love the term for SIMPLE – “Business Acceleration Bootcamp”! And since I have been telling people for a long time to “work at what you love”… for the very reasons you mention here… all I can say is “Right On, Brother!”
A great lesson.
That picture is worth a thousand words, and I was morbidly hoping for an audio snippet of your screeching. Actually I’m glad you stick to what you’re good at Bob, I don’t think my ears could handle your trumpet playing.
And I agree with John, I love “Business acceleration bootcamp”.
Rock on!
Nancy
You hit the nail right on the head Bob! I think that’s one of my problems — I’ve been trying to be/do what others say I should be or do and not what I love. I love fixing computers. Recently I’ve come up with the idea of perhaps starting a NON PROFIT business taking corporate castaway computers that are donated to the company I would create, rehabbing/refurbishing them and then reselling them to low-income people or organizations. Do you think this idea could ever fly? I have no idea where to begin other than this idea?
Hi Brad,
There are 2 organizations exactly like you describe in the Portland, OR – Vancouver, WA metro area. The links are below. I’ve been known to frequent both in search of a great deal on parts, cables, etc. They both serve a great need in the community – recycling cast of electronics/computers, and providing free/low cost computers for low income people & organizations.
http://www.freegeek.org, in Portland Oregon, refurbished PC’s using volunteer labor and loads systems with Linux O/S.
http://www.empowerupnow.org, in Vancouver Washington, refurbished PC’s using volunteer labor and loads systems with their original O/S (usually Windows XP)
I say contact these two organizations to learn from their success and GO FOR IT!
Brad Reed
Fantastic post Bob and I love that picture of you and Bobby. You are right on so many points.
1. You are a great teacher and anyone who attends will see great benefit from your bootcamp – there is no doubt in my mind.
2. People need to be doing what they are great at.
3. If you listen to those around you they will tell you what you are great at. What do people consistently say to you or ask you for.
Thanks again – still laughing at that picture. :))
Michele Scism
The Results Lady from DecisiveMinds.com
Bob,
Love the picture and have been really enjoying (and benefitting from) your SIMPLE workshop. I’m grateful you were part of Adam Urbansky’s InfoProfit Boot Camp and that I had a chance to meet you and work with you. You are indeed an excellent teacher! Keep on doing what you do best.
Chuck Dymer
at BrillianceActivator.com
Bob, I’d say congratulation… You’re spot on!
If you don’t LOVE what you do, you’ll never be good at it, so you better forget about it. Your life is too short to be wasted. Do what you love to do, do what you’re good at, do what you can spend countless hours at.
When you’re good at something, it radiates in your business and in your life. When you’re good at something, it will automatically bring you results. It cannot fail.