A business success secret...
A business success secret...
After I finished school back in Melbourne, one of ways that I kept in touch with all my mates was by playing football down at our Old Boys Football Club (that's Australian Rules Football for the uninitiated!).
One of the great things about playing at my football club was the fact that we often had interesting people come down and share some of their life's wisdom at our after training team dinners on a Thursday night.
The speakers that graced the stage came from all walks of life. Some were successful in sport, others business, but most importantly, each had incredible stories to share about their lives.
One speaker that really left an impression upon me.
Over the 5 or so years that I played at the club, there was one speaker in particular that really left an impression upon me.
He was an entrepreneur by the name of Edward Beale. Edward happened to be and still is, one of Australia's most successful hairdressers.
Now you are probably thinking (as I was at the time) 'what on earth could a hairdresser say that would inspire and entertain an audience of tired, hungry and rowdy Aussie footballers?'
Little did I know...
Beginning his career!
Edward told us how his career began at the age of 14 when he went home to tell his working class father that he was going to quit trade school to become a hairdresser. He said that his father was so distraught that he didn't go down to the pub for two whole weeks!
Not to be discouraged, Edward followed his heart and began his hairdressing training in earnest. By the age of 15 he successfully qualified as a hairdresser and two years later he became Australia’s youngest salon manager.
By the age of 25, Edward had set up his first salon and within five years he was a millionaire after establishing a chain of Edward Beale salons across Australia.
His path to the top was not always a smooth one.
Now despite all his successes, Edward was very quick to point out that his path to the top was not a smooth one.
At the lowest points of his career he had found himself on the brink of bankruptcy on a number of occasions. But in the true spirit of the entrepreneur he had managed to escape disaster when others would have simply given up hope.
Edward shared his secret for business success.
Towards the end of the speech, Edward shared his secret for business success...
He remarked that "Every time life kicked me to the ground, I merely paused for a moment, got slowly back onto my feet, dusted myself off, took a long deep breathe and then took a step forward".
That little secret has helped me tremendously over the years in both life and business and I hope that it inspires you to continue to keep taking those small steps forward as you reach towards the stars.
After I finished school back in Melbourne, one of ways that I kept in touch with all my mates was by playing football down at our Old Boys Football Club (that's Australian Rules Football for the uninitiated!).
One of the great things about playing at my football club was the fact that we often had interesting people come down and share some of their life's wisdom at our after training team dinners on a Thursday night.
The speakers that graced the stage came from all walks of life. Some were successful in sport, others business, but most importantly, each had incredible stories to share about their lives.
One speaker that really left an impression upon me.
Over the 5 or so years that I played at the club, there was one speaker in particular that really left an impression upon me.
He was an entrepreneur by the name of Edward Beale. Edward happened to be and still is, one of Australia's most successful hairdressers.
Now you are probably thinking (as I was at the time) 'what on earth could a hairdresser say that would inspire and entertain an audience of tired, hungry and rowdy Aussie footballers?'
Little did I know...
Beginning his career!
Edward told us how his career began at the age of 14 when he went home to tell his working class father that he was going to quit trade school to become a hairdresser. He said that his father was so distraught that he didn't go down to the pub for two whole weeks!
Not to be discouraged, Edward followed his heart and began his hairdressing training in earnest. By the age of 15 he successfully qualified as a hairdresser and two years later he became Australia’s youngest salon manager.
By the age of 25, Edward had set up his first salon and within five years he was a millionaire after establishing a chain of Edward Beale salons across Australia.
His path to the top was not always a smooth one.
Now despite all his successes, Edward was very quick to point out that his path to the top was not a smooth one.
At the lowest points of his career he had found himself on the brink of bankruptcy on a number of occasions. But in the true spirit of the entrepreneur he had managed to escape disaster when others would have simply given up hope.
Edward shared his secret for business success.
Towards the end of the speech, Edward shared his secret for business success...
He remarked that "Every time life kicked me to the ground, I merely paused for a moment, got slowly back onto my feet, dusted myself off, took a long deep breathe and then took a step forward".
That little secret has helped me tremendously over the years in both life and business and I hope that it inspires you to continue to keep taking those small steps forward as you reach towards the stars.
posted by Damien Senn at Monday, April 16, 2007
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