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March 2, 2009

Have You Tried the DO Strategy of Social Business Success?

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 7:27 am

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Relationships in Business

We’re not just tools and sticks. Business is inherently social. People add value to or interrupt the flow of every transaction we make. We interact with coworkers, our customers, our clients, our vendors, the person who delivers our packages.

How well we do at getting to our goals is our definition of whether we succeed.

I’ve been watching people who succeed. They have common traits. They know what they do well. They are focused on their destination. They’re saturation learners and more than anything, they DO what it takes to get themselves where they want to be.

Malcolm Gladwell talks about it in his book, Outliers: The Story of Success
on page 39 when he says

… the thing that distinguishes one performer from another is how hard he o she works. That’s it. And what’s more, the people at the very top don’t work just harder or even much harder than everyone else. They work much, much harder.

They do the work.

I’ve been thinking about doing as a strategy for success. It’s got some research (like Gladwell’s) behind it. It also make plain sense. Try this for the next two weeks.

I wonder if these are the “DOs” Nike had in mind?

Have you tried the DO Strategy of Social Business Success? What do you DO to succeed?

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14 Comments to “Have You Tried the DO Strategy of Social Business Success?”

  1. March 2nd, 2009 at 7:44 am
    Joanna Young said

    I love this list Liz. I know I’m a hard task master (for myself) but when I do the things that match my own standards a) it works b) others respond c) I’m proud to stand by what I’ve done

    Thanks for the Monday reminder!

  2. March 2nd, 2009 at 8:02 am
    Nenad Ristic said

    Having just spent the morning running around in a city I do not know, trying to find a home for an abandoned puppy, I was feeling a bit disillusioned with doing the right thing. I think I found your post at just the right time!

    (The puppy is fine BTW, and I found people to take care of it)

  3. March 2nd, 2009 at 8:04 am
    Darren Moloney said

    Great points but for those who cannot do this on their own I suggest you find someone (even if it requires paying them) to challenge you to work harder. Worked for me.

  4. March 2nd, 2009 at 8:09 am
    Hendry Lee said

    DO focus on one thing at a time. One business. One web site.

    I also want to see myself doing one thing at time, not multitasking.

    Just because it is social doesn’t mean we can zero in on what we really want.

    At the end of the day, this boils down to quality instead of quantity…

    Simple list, takes lifetime to master and DO. ;)

  5. March 2nd, 2009 at 11:22 am
    Nick Wagner said

    “Do what you’re good at” is difficult if you are good at–or interested in–several things. I’m trying to discover what I’m *best* at in order to focus on that (ala “Good to Great”).

    Nick Wagner
    <a href=”http://teamrcia.com” TeamRCIA.com

  6. March 2nd, 2009 at 11:55 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Yeah, Joanna,
    Me too! When I live up to my own standards, I never let myself down and other folks seem to agree.

    Hi Nenad,
    Glad you came home this. It’s nice to hear that you were doing the right thing.

    Darren,
    Sometimes we all need help with being accountable. Thanks for the reminder. :)

  7. March 2nd, 2009 at 11:57 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Nick,
    Maybe I should have added …

    Do make a decision about what you want to DO. :)

  8. March 2nd, 2009 at 11:58 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Yeah Hendry,
    That seems to be a problem more and more. As I visit clients, I hear myself saying “one thing done is better than twelve things stared.”

  9. March 2nd, 2009 at 6:29 pm
    Erin McMahon said

    These are great ideals, but what do you DO when reality kicks in and “Do what you were asked, not what you think is better unless you’re 100% certain everyone will agree,” clashes with “Do what’s right, what’s beautiful, what you know you’ll be proud of when you look back in 10 years” ?

    I’m not suggesting that one shouldn’t try to live up to these ideals, but it isn’t always so plain.

  10. March 2nd, 2009 at 6:53 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Erin!
    I think that person who owns the work gets to choose what’s quality and what’s cost … and if he or she is experienced, that choice will come with the wisdom of seeing through the experience and senses of the person who will ultimately own / buy it.

    I’ve found lots of ways to be proud of the work I do … serving the people work for is the best of those.

  11. March 2nd, 2009 at 6:55 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    And you’re so right, Erin,
    if it were easy, more folks would do these things. :)

  12. March 3rd, 2009 at 4:48 am
    Mayank said

    Wow, this has to be one of the best posts I’ve read lately. It clearly proves the quote of best selling author - shiv khera, “successful people don’t do different things, they do things differently”. The key is that one has to be passionate about whatever they do and they should stick to it.

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