Business Success: Lessons from the Kitchen
By
The Mason Family Ice Cream Maker
I may not be the best cook in the world, but I can make some pretty good homemade ice cream. I learned the recipe from my father years ago and have continued the tradition of making it for nearly every occasion of any significance. Really, I am always looking for an excuse to make it.
One day, years ago, I had committed to making it for my friends for a birthday party. I had bragged it up and told everyone to expect the best ice cream of their lives, which I’m sure was a drastic overestimate. Nonetheless, I got held up and was going to be arriving to the party late. When I called my friend to tell him that I would be running late, he reminded me that people were expecting the ice cream and he would be happy to get it started for me if I could just give him the recipe.
My first thought was, “You can’t make MY ice cream.” No one could possibly make it like me! But since we had no other options, I agreed and gave him the recipe. When I got to the party, the ice cream was finished and everyone was enjoying it. And to my surprise, it tasted EXACTLY the same as when I made it myself.
Success is the same way. If you do what the ultra-successful do, you will get the same results. Life doesn’t care who follows the recipe for success, life only cares that you apply the right ingredients. When you take a closer look at those that are successful in sports, academics, business, finances, parenting, etc. you will find that there is really nothing special about the people themselves. If any person thought the way they thought and did the same things that they do, they would have the same results. The key is to apply the same level of commitment and to do exactly what the ultra-successful do to be successful.
This is where my own strength comes in. I have been quite possibly the biggest copycat of all times. In sports, I found successful people, did what they did, and became successful myself. In the classroom, I asked the straight A students what they did differently from everyone else, I did what they did, and I jumped to one of the top in the class. In business and finances, I found successful people, I read their books, listened to their audios, went to their conferences, and finally, followed their recipe and I got the same successful results.
You don’t have to reinvent the wheel. Find someone who has already done what you are looking to do and copy their habits and their recipe for success. Do what they do and you will get the exact same results. Again, life doesn’t care who is putting in the necessary ingredients for success, life only cares that you follow the recipe.
You were put here for a purpose, you are greater than you realize and your future will be filled with unlimited opportunities when you decide to become unstoppable.
Be Unstoppable!
Mike
Mike Mason, author of Unstoppable Success, is the Founder of Unstoppable Business Consulting, The Elite Training Center and the Clinic Director of The Chiropractic Care Center. He is considered one of the nation’s premier experts on business and motivation and lectures on success to sports and business groups. He is reported to be the future of business consulting.
