I just returned form a speaking engagement in Las Vegas. I shared the ‘I CAN PLAY’ attitude with owners, leaders, and soon to be owners and leaders in the Pizza industry.
To tell the truth, sometimes I think the message is just too simple. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF — TRUST YOURSELF… it’s the first step to success! See what I mean. You just read it and thought “Well of course, who doesn’t know that?”
Evidently a lot of people. They just don’t get the basics. They are looking for something with a little more pop, they want an idea that’s new. Something they haven’t heard of yet. They’ve heard this vision, positive atmosphere, and risk before …. got anything new?
Nope. Just the basics. I talked with individuals who got excited about the basics this week. They heard the message in a different way. They were influenced by the message. They got it…. it was powerful!
Just received an email from a gentleman in Wisconsin. Said he had put his dream away. Decided that the corporate way was the best way. But then he got the message at the Pizza Expo. The basic message. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF…. TRUST YOURSELF …. it’s the first step to success! He got excited. He’s getting uncomfortable. He’s getting his dream out of mothballs. He’s beginning to see himself opening his own pizza shop! He can probably see friends coming through the door, feel the heat of the ovens, smell the garlic and see the joy he creates in his customers.
What changed! He got back to the basics …. vision, positive atmosphere, risk …. the simple things that make an ‘I CAN PLAY’ attitude. The basics that get us to trust and begin living successfully instead of looking for success!