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U2 is on tour again. They re playing at sold-out stadiums and getting rave reviews. Before a crowd of 60,000 people in Norman, Oklahoma recently, lead singer Bono said something we found particularly interesting, It took us 26 years to travel one mile. ___ ___ He was referring to the band s 1983 performance at the Lloyd Noble Center. There were four to five times as many people in the crowd this time compared to a quarter century earlier. Becoming a star takes a lot of time and hard work Is there another alternative? We heard this story about U2 through a great post by Kris Dunn, the hr capitalist. He said that there is another way: instead of working your butt off, you can eliminate everything that doesn t lead to bigg success. (Okay, we ve paraphrased what he said a little bit!) The problem with the second choice is that it s often hard to know, in advance, what will ultimately lead you to the success of which you dream. You may unwittingly eliminate the thing that will put you over the edge. And we re not talking about The Edge from U2! Overnight success is a misperception Internationally best-selling author Chris Brogan (we love adding that tag to his name) has a great series of posts on being an overnight success. He says in the first one: Overnight success doesn t sleep in. Overnight success doesn t watch a lot of TV. Overnight success doesn t have a whole lot of hobbies right now. We live in a society where we think overnight success is a reality. The problem is that it s almost always a misperception. We need to look behind-the-scenes where bigg success is created. Let s shed some light on becoming a star: Find your delight. Bigg success is life on your own terms. So set your terms and get started on the path to bigg success. But remember that, since you re setting the terms, bigg success will set the price. Paying the price is much less of a burden if you re doing what you love. Keep your eyes on your lighthouse. Fair weather or foul, light or dark, you have to keep going. In your darkest moments, the only consolation you may have is that you can still see your lighthouse. Your vision of success can t be taken away from you. Keep focusing on it to keep going. Work by candlelight. There s one simple difference between people who reach bigg success and people who don t. People who reach bigg success are willing to do whatever it takes to get there. Yes, you have to be willing to work hard. Yes, you have to be willing to work in the face of opposition. Even if the power goes out, you ll light some candles so you can keep on keeping on! Highlight what s most important every day. It s easy to get distracted. It s easy to waste time. It s easy to go nowhere. It s hard to focus all your efforts and energy exclusively on what s most important today to move you closer to your dream life. It s hard to keep it in front of you. It s hard to get right into your next task or project when you complete one. Relight your torch every day. Bigg success is a long journey. You have to fuel your fire. You may get your daily mojovation here at Bigg Success. You may meditate. You may listen to great music while you work out. If it works for you, it works. Just do something anything to keep your torch burning. The bottom line is this: Lightweights don t ever get to step into the spotlight. You have to work hard and smart to become a star. You have to persevere if you want to be center stage. And isn t this ironic you have to risk failure to reach bigg success. ___ Get the tips and tools you need to be a BIGG success. Subscribe to the Bigg Success Weekly it s FREE! ___ Thanks so much for reading our post today. You light up our life! Can you believe we ve gone from U2 to Debby Boone in one short post? Next time, we ll discuss two things you should know about your customers. Please join us. Until then, here s to your bigg success. Subscribe to The Bigg Success Show in iTunes. Subscribe to the Bigg Success feed. Direct link to The Bigg Success Show audio file: http://media.libsyn.com/media/biggsuccess/00518-110909.mp3 Related posts 5 Lessons from Baseball to Be a Hero in Business A New Media Maverick (Image in today s post by srbichara)

Have you ever noticed how detrimental silent problems can become?  Things unspoken - they tend to eat away at people, situations and even business.  One man has recognized how silent problems, problems that are being avoided, neglected and going unnoticed, are negatively impacting small businesses in very profound ways. Rod Johnson, Speaker, Executive Business Coach and Author of Without Warning: Breakthrough Strategies for Solving the Silent Problems Taking Aim at Your Organization, joins hosts Anita Campbell and Brent Leary to share how business owners can significantly improve their organizations performance - by simply identifying and then resolving the silent problems that lie within. Below are the questions we asked Rod: (7:08) First Rod, can you tell us a bit more about yourself and your background? (7:51) How would you describe being a business coach? (8:30) What IS the number one reason why businesses underperform? (9:39) What is the difference between working FOR your business and your business working for YOU?  How would you characterize the difference between the two? (10:35) What is a silent problem?  How is that different from a loud one? (12:52) Can you give us an example of a business owner experiencing a silent problem that is festering? (16:49) How long does it take for one of those silent problems to become loud and noticeable for people? (18:03) Who, typically, notices these problems first and feels like something should be addressed?   (18:34) How long before they communicate that? (19:49) What are some of the best ways that an employee can bring this to the attention of an owner who doesn t like to hear about problems? (21:12) Suppose a small business owner identifies a problem and the problem is that the organization s manager is actually a brother-in-law . . . what can you do? (23:21) So, businesses started with friends or family businesses, do they have more opportunities to develop silent problems than a company that isn t structured like that? (24:32) What are a couple of steps that business men and women can take to identify these silent problems within an organization? (25:53) Are these silent problems more critical than visible ones?  Or do they not reach that impact until they become more visible? (26:58) Any final thoughts to share with the audience before we finish? (27:50) Rod, where can people find out more? Brought to you by our sponsor: - Listen to Rod s full interview now by clicking the red and yellow player below -

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