Entrepreneurs might simply enjoy all the labor and hard work, but I am preparing for that blessed day when I can FINALLY say I WON THE GAME and FINALLY celebrate by EATING my victory. That’s what I’m working for after all. My celebratory feast. And so that all my ZW #Hustle does not go to waste, I would like to know what victory tastes like, OFFICIALLY — I mean, maybe I’ve had victory before.
Does it taste like an iced coffee from Parker & Otis?
Or like a peanut butter, banana & honey… WITH BACON!
What exactly does victory taste like?
If I’ve had victory before and I didn’t know what it tasted like was it not still victory? What if I ate it in the woods and only the trees were around to hear me chew? How do you know? How do we recognize victory? How do we EVEN know when we have the right ingredients to make the meal we THOUGHT we wanted?
… But if true victory IS the process of hard work,
… And if my hard work tastes like Iced Coffee and PB&B&H(&B),
As a proud Carolina Alum (1999), I was jazzed to offer another improv workshop at UNC Chapel Hill this week, excited that my workshop had hit the front page of The Daily Tar Heel, and just thrilled to have the writer (Colleen Volz) communicate the life skills that an improv class can help students develop.
Select Improv Life Lessons
Stay in the moment
Actively listen to your partner
Don’t be afraid to fail
The toughest thing about success is that you’ve got to keep on being a success. — Irving Berlin
During his 60-year career Irving Berlin wrote an estimated 1,500 songs, including 19 Broadway shows and 18 Hollywood films, with his songs nominated eight times for Academy Awards. (Source: New York Times)
A Russian immigrant with no formal education, Berlin taught himself how to Work Out and Hustle, assuming control over his own destiny and composing his first hit before he was even able to read or write music. In creating the Irving Berlin Music Corporation our Rags-to-riches Musical Entrepreneur was able to retain full rights to his ENTIRE catalogue. A catalogue that many argue defines American Music. INSPIRING!
So What Do You Do to Work Out and Hustle?
Me? I started to think about “Circuit Training for Profit” and Professional Development on Sunday after the N&O Article on Corporate Improv. What do I mean by “Circuit Training for Profit” ? Well, I agree with Irving Berlin. But since I want to KEEP ON being a success I need to KEEP WORKING to develop a competitive edge. How many excuses do we give just to convince ourselves to be satisfied with the status quo? How much of our own potential slips away because we don’t continue to Work Out and Hustle? Get sweaty.
Maybe ZW should push harder and go P90X for Business. Maybe.
