So Now that You Started Your Business Here Are 5 “Continues” to Keep You Growing

Friday, July 20, 2007 at 12:52pm by David Askaripour in Start-Ups

A few years ago I was really into bodybuilding. Back then, to me, it was all about building muscle and getting bigger and bigger and bigger…. At one point, I was approaching 220 pounds. I was huge and I knew that the only way to get bigger was to continue to overload my muscles with more resistance. As my muscles became accustomed to a certain weight, I would add more.

The same holds true with our businesses: In order for us to make advances, we must continue to challenge our companies (ourselves). And that can be done in many ways.

Continue to improve your quality of service.

There will never be a limit when it comes to quality. We can always improve our offerings in some way or another. Especially when it comes to customer service, we should always strive to make enhancements in order to best serve our clients on an ongoing basis.

Continue to innovate.

Okay, so you have a great idea and you have turned it into a business. Swell! But you need to keep on going. You need to keep on innovating and breaking through barriers. Your ideas should never stop growing. An idea is a root that continues to grow deeper and deeper into the earth. Your company should be a reflection of that constant growth — that continued evolution of your mind.

Continue to disrupt.

If your company isn’t disrupting preexisting business models, then you are probably in the business of playing it safe. Your business should strive to transcend what’s already out there. It should make people think a different way and dispel old notions. Essentially, your business should strive to be so disruptive, that it invokes a paradigm shift in whatever sector your are in. In order to do that, you must think on levels that people have steered clear from.

Continue to set seemingly unfathomable goals for your business.

Spend some time and think about goals that seem to be unconquerable based upon your current situation with your business. Then set out to conquer them! What’s the saying: “Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.” Always think big, never small. If you think small, then expect small results.

Continue to remain positive.

As a founder of a company it’s your responsibility to set the tone of the entire company. And that tone will be a reflection of your personal attitude and your thoughts. You have to be the shinning light that illuminates determination, ambition, and motivation upon your entire organization — every single day. It’s not an easy job, but someone has to do it. You have to do it.

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