Adherence

The more books I read, the more complicated things seem to become. My brain cant handle it. Its like the more clothes I buy, the more complicated it becomes to choose what to wear. The more furniture I buy, the more cluttered my apartment became. The more dishes I buy the more I have to clean (not true, but it feels that way). The more girls I date...uh...err..nevermind.

Its like single variable calculus was easy. Multi-variable calculus no way! Impossible!

I always thought the more I read on business, in all of its categories, the better I would be at business. Not true. I think that people with the most success have a few principles that they adhere to strictly. Seems to make sense that I should have mine:

1. Underpromise/Overdeliver

2. Be impeccable with my word. (Do what I say I will when I say I will do it!)

3. Listen to myself.

The first is obvious but tough. You want to get people excited, hell, get yourself excited. But its important to manage expectations. The second is, in my opinion, the most important for business. Its a function of trust, the most important thing in a relationship. Business is about relationships. The third is less obvious than the first two but equally advantageous to implement. Its the times when I have walked an others path and gone astray. When I listen to myself, I have no regrets. No regrets means higher and more solidified self-confidence.

I will add more as time goes on and my experience widens. A lot of trouble in my life could have been avoided by adhering to the above.