“You have to start somewhere” a quote that many of you have heard in the past or present, exclaiming that you can’t just become a CEO overnight and that you have to pay your dues in the beginning to transform into your desired image.
How you get there is up to you and your strategic thinking. As stated in a previous post, it’s all about goal alignment (short-term/long-term) and execution of these objectives throughout periods of time.
A good starting point to discover this strategy is to ask others for advice. These may be mentors, educators or professionals that have already embarked on these positions and achievements. How do you find them? You can start by searching the web for professionals in your workspace or by networking amongst your institution or workplace. It’s all about shaping your future and deciding what you want your “end brand” to be. Experience helps shape you into this brand and networking is the most important tool to strengthen yourself. Remember that as you walk the staircase, you will encounter obstacles that threaten the next step, as well as opportunities that allow you to skip steps. Timing is another variable to consider. “You have to be at the right place at the right time” or “timing is everything” are also sayings that have been pounded into your heads and they are true because if you are involved with the right project at the right time or have met the right contact, your staircase will not be as long.
The same mentality can apply when you look for franchise business opportunities. Talking to a sample amount of local franchisees in your area can help you eliminate the wrong from the right in your way the right franchise in your own stairway to heaven. Interviewing 5-7 franchise owners and asking direct and sincere “heart to heart” questions will be the first step to bring you to the top.
Good luck on your travel up the staircase and be sure to wear your business suit along the way!
