Success is not what you believe
“Your world is what you perceive it to be and how you interpret this perception." This insight was not invented by me, but verifiable psychology knowledge.
Unfortunately, we often forget (including seasoned leaders) that the principles of success in this world do not always coincide with our perception.
If you want to be more successful in the long term (for yourself, your team or your company), you have to change your perception and your interpretations ("stories”). If it were easier, you would already be where you want to.
The key insight: If you want to become more successful, you MUST change your interpretation of reality and success. This is exhausting, highly uncomfortable and almost always needs external help. That is why only a few (just the outstandingly successful ones) do it.
Study the following examples from my practice and ask yourself whether you fall into the same trap of perception:
- Question: "Which is currently the most successful coffeehouse chain in the world? Starbucks?" Answer: "But their coffee tastes awful! Hence, we do not want to be like that!” Sorry, not a helpful answer, because it is not the product that makes this company successful! The same applies to McDonald's and many others.
- Question: "Which is the most successful electric car company? Tesla?" Answer: "No way, they make only losses!" Unfortunately, this is not a good interpretation, because almost all successful companies record losses at first. This way of thinking will not allow you to substantially grow your success.
- Question: "Why are our sales going down (or not growing)?" Answer: "Competition from China, exchange rate, our processes are too slow, etc." Also not a good answer, because we know that the biggest lever lies in the winning team mindset of your people, who together march towards a strong vision and excel in sales. Uncomfortable? Yes, exactly!
The inconvenient truth: As long as you (and the leadership team) do not change your interpretation of "success", you will not succeed at higher levels.
Just get in touch with me as soon as you're ready to talk about this topic.