Mary
Guiney has spent years in the trenches as a realtor for Long
Beach real estate. Over those years Mary
Guiney is seen both the highs and the lows of what entrepreneurship can
bring. Mary Guiney experienced great
success, bitter failure, triumphant come backs, and even betrayal from people
she trusted. But none of that has stopped her, and the lessons Mary Guiney learned are valuable ones
that anyone can benefit from. There are many things budding entrepreneurs can
learn from Mary and she’s willing to
share a few tips to get you started.
Practice
Delayed Gratification
In business, the act of
trying to get rich quick often just results in getting poor fast. “Delayed
gratification,” that is, the ability to hold off on trying to achieve something
good quickly in order to get better results in the long term, is often an important
tactic. Few worthwhile things will come quickly in business, and being able to
exercise the patience to hold out for success—rather than just quit—is going to
be an important trait to develop.
Don’t
Multi-Task Too Much
When you’re starting your
own business, you’re going to have to wear a lot of hats. Sometimes you may,
out of necessity, have to wear a few hats at the same time, such as being your
own marketing executive and ad copywriter. However, there is a great danger to
multi-tasking too much, too often. There’s the old expression “Jack of all
trades and master of none,” and this also applies to multi-tasking. For most
people, the more you try to do simultaneously, the lower quality the results
are going to be.
Organize
Your Schedule
When you’re on a salaried
job, you only have a few things to do during the workday, and only five days a
week to do it. When you run your own business, you’ll be doing many things, all
the time. Cultivate a sense of organization for your schedule. The better you can
plan your time, the more you’ll be able to do.
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