Doing the same like others is easy. Thinking new ways needs courage and the attitude to try something which could be a risk. To be different leads to a new way of acting and new ideas and in many cases to success. It needs hard work to convince others, that you want to try something new. But being tenacious and having self-confidence leads to a new way of working and having success on a new level.

It was a time ago, that a customer asks for products and services again and again but did not order anything. We had a lot of work without any success. At the end we thought about it and discussed why we weren´t the successful partner for them.

Then we decided to meet the customer again. We did not discuss the new offer but told them what we were discussing the days before. We were as honest as in our internal discussion and confronted them with all thoughts about our „not satisfying working together“.

It needed a lof of courage to do this but at the end this different way leads to an openminded discussion and feedback were we know where we stand and how we can proceed that we will REALLY work together. It was a different way and successful.

Be courageous and think in different ways. Try something and take calculated risks and have fun to try new ideas. Prepare it well, work hard stay focused, have ideas and realize them. BE DIFFERENT and have COURAGE.