Keep Trying

In business I keep trying and as an eBay Consultant one of the questions I am often asked is why does one person succeed and another person fail in business, or why is that person more successful than that person. Now before we get into the main part of this article I know there are loads of different factors, that can govern one persons success over another person, but if you take a look back in history and then to modern day business people one thing that is common is they keep trying.

For example do you think Thomas Edison invented the light bulb the first time round, no it took him and his team of people many many tries until he got it right. But did he stop there, no he kept on improving the light bulb and today many years later people are still improving on his invention. Each day they keep trying to make it better and safer.

If we look at some of the modern day inventers and business people (Steve Jobs – Apple, Richard Branson – Virgin Group, Google) these people do not stand still they keep trying to find something better and to improve on what they got. Way back when Steve Jobs put together the first Apple computer he and his team just kept on trying and improving. Even today with Steve Jobs no longer part of Apple his dream and vision for the company keeps them focused and keeps them trying for newer and better gadgets. His passion has built Apple into a multi billion dollar company.

Google is another example, they keep on trying and by trying they improve on search and today they are the leading search company on the planet. Going away from the computer world we see Richard Branson here is a man who lives each day with a passion for business and trying new things and new businesses. Some work and others do not work, but does he let this get him down ? No of course not those businesses that fail he will look and see what he can learn and next time build a bigger and better business.

The same goes for your eBay business, each day you need to keep trying new ideas, try new keywords, a different supplier, and the list goes on and on. Your eBay business is no different from any other business to be a success you need to keep trying new ideas each day, some will work others will not, but it is your reaction to the ones that do not work. You need to get up brush yourself down and try again and each time this happens you need to do the same.