Helloo0O Ladies
and Gentlemen!
Welcome back to
Graceland Ontario! So, we’re going to change the format
of the blog a bit, opening it up to success lessons from all over. Sure, Elvis
will remain the patron, but it’ll allow you to get some fresh perspectives from
other historical and current leaders.
So, today’s
post is on coming back.
What do I mean
by ‘coming back’? I mean, when someone’s smashed you on the nose and you’re laying
face-first on the ground, your saying “screw it, I’m standing back up again”.
It’s a matter of persistence. People who keep pushing see results in the end.
Look at Steve
Jobs… Apple kicked him out. They
weren’t doing so well so they fired him, a founding member, in 1985 thinking it
would help. But it didn’t. And by
1997 he was back as interim CEO after several successful years leading NeXT
computers and Pixar. By 2000, he was solely considered leader of Apple. People
thought Apple was toast… but Jobs’s persistence (along with the rest of the
Apple brand) lead to the introduction of the Ipod and practically complete
domination of the phone, music player and, later, tablet markets.
Jobs could’ve
thrown down his hat after getting fired from Apple. I mean, how would you feel
if you lost control of the company you’d worked for years creating. But, unlike
most people, he kept pushing, continued building his success elsewhere and then
returned to lead his old company to glory. Follow his example, keep pushing
even when bad things happen and never give up − if it
worked for Steve Jobs it sure as hell can work for you.
Come back next
week for more notes on persistence!
Alex H.
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