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always been my dream to own a restaurant – I say … “ you can dream a bigger lie than you can tell .” If you have never even worked in a restaurant , you will never be successful owning a restaurant . I have seen barrels of good money thrown away and wasted on ventures where individuals did not have the knowledge nor experience – only the dream .
The second principle is “ Success begins and ends with Money .” You will not have success until you have money . It takes money to rent space , buy product , make sales calls , and manage an office . There are several ways to get the money you need – i . e .: a bank , a family member , or a friend . For a bank to give you money , you will have to present a business plan stating in detail your business model and income projections for the next three years . To get money from a family member or friend you will have to make a convincing presentation to them ensuring them you know what you are doing and can repay their money . Either way , if you can ’ t convince someone to give you the money , chances are you don ’ t possess the needed business savvy and without it , you won ’ t be successful implementing the business . The second principle is getting the money you need .
The third principle is Failure . You cannot be successful without failure . As a matter of fact , you need a lot of failure to be successful . People of faith believe in the blessings of God . To believe that God blesses , one must also believe that God curses . People of faith sometimes interpret failure as a sign from God to stop and quit . Success is a long journey to the mountain top that is filled with twists , turns , rough terrains , inclement weather , and stress and strain . Failure is feedback , and feedback is the breakfast of champions . The third principle to success is to expect Failure .
The fourth is “ Plan your work and Work your plan .” You must have a specific definition of work . In my business I defined my work by my sells . If I went out and called on 20 businesses , explained my product and did not make a sell , did I work ? ... No - I just visited . I have learned to define my work by the number of sells I made not the number of visits I made . Only sells keep you in business – not sell-calls . I note the number of sells I needed to make each day - if I made them I had a successful day . If I did not my make them then my day was nonproductive , a failure . No gray areas – only good days or bad days .
In planning your work , each day must be productive . Feeling content about stacking unproductive days upon unproductive days produces unproductive weeks and months and is an exercise of infertility . I call it make-believe … you making yourself believe next month will be better . Remember , failure is feedback , when your plan is not working , reinvent yourself , change your sells script , or even modify your product . Monitor your success with well-defined goals . The forth principle is Plan your work and Work your plan – daily .
A dream doesn ’ t become a reality through prayer ; it takes sweat and determination . The only Secret to Success is hard work . Today is a new day we have never seen nor experienced . It is an opportunity for you to be better and do better , and allow your faith and your work to lift you above doubts , obstacles , excuses and fear , so that at the end of the day , you are closer to obtaining your success . Pray as though everything depends on God and work as if everything depends on you !
Publisher ' s Editorial Your Faith May Hinder Your Success Darryl A . Barrs Jacksonville , Florida July 2013
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