Tag: patience

As a business owner or marketer, it's easy to get caught up in the excitement of generating new leads, as after all, new leads are the lifeblood of any business, representing potential to contribute to your bottom line. However, it's important to remember that not all leads are created equal, and not all of them are ready to buy from you right away. Patience and persistence are required by markets to developing relations with potential customers, nursing them over time to become paying customers.

For 13 years, we have had an office dog. Her name was Pippa Smith. Everyone, and I am mean everyone loved her, none more so than myself.

Something was brought to my attention yesterday by two people; I am not patient. I want everything there and then, and in that lies what is possibly one of my biggest failures.

I admire people who 'wait it out' and watch, carefully understanding a situation in its entirety before making a decision. Having patience often means that you have the choice of a small reward in the short-term, or a more valuable reward in the long-term, with human nature being that most of us prefer a short-term reward over a long-term reward, despite the latter reaping greater benefits.