Comments on: Do Rich People Try Harder?

By: Greg Miliates

Greg Miliates — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:10:32 +0000

Successful people do work harder, whether they come into the office before their boss or not. And more importantly, their attitude is geared toward being active problem solvers, rather than being dependent on others or feeling victimized by circumstances.
Successful people act as if they have the ability to make positive changes, and get better results than folks who complain about how lousy things are or expect others to appreciate them for nothing in particular.

I think that by and large, you’ll make more money by starting your own business, provided you’ve designed your business so that you have low costs, high margins, and can create systems to scale your business. That way, with your systems in place, you can pursue other profitable opportunities.

It’s definitely hard work, but it will pay off.

I know, since I’ve done it. I created my consulting business over 4 years ago, and through hard work, have grown it so that it’s been the sole income for my family of 4 for nearly 3 years. I blog about how to start and run a successful consulting business (http://www.StartMyConsultingBusiness.com), along with tools, tips, tricks, and techniques for automating your business and keeping costs to a minimum.

By: pf junkie

pf junkie — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 03:28:09 +0000

Great article! Nothing worse than lazy colleagues. Particularly when you have to keep asking and reminding them to finish up their work so that you can get started on yours. Or the ones that work very productively when someone (managers/bosses etc) is watching but then reverts back to doing nothing when they’re not being watched. Not sure that I agree with point#1, if you can work hard and smart + productively, there shouldn’t be any reason why you need to stretch your hours like that.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:26:22 +0000

Very motivational post. I reread it from time to time to get myself motivated. Currently I am advancing pretty well on my workplace and I believe that is partly because of my devotion to work hard and well.

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By: admin

admin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:46:10 +0000

Valentina – Great story! Hey, at least your boss was trying and showed his work ethic! Look at him now, he’s a boss! :)

It’s true about incompetence, sometimes. But I bet it’s usually b/c the boss him/herself wants to go home, and is annoyed when some of his/her employees just stay back just because!

I wish to have your commute and dress code one day!

Sam

By: Valentina

Valentina — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:36:21 +0000

There is a huge difference between coming in on time and coming in before your boss. I have a funny story to tell. It is about a boss I once had when still in the corporate world. He told us this story one day over sushi. It seems that when he got his first top job he was told by someone that indeed, to be noticed favorably, he would need to arrive at work before his boss. The first day he arrived 10 minutes before starting but his boss was already there. Next he tried half an hour, still no luck. It ended up that he would arrive just before 6.30 in the morning, greet his boss at 6.30, and then retire to his office which had a door and no glass. He would then spend the next hour or more snoozing away!

On the other hand I had another boss who maintained that if his employees had to constantly put in overtime it was for one of two reasons:
1. the company was expecting too much from their employees, or,
2. the employee was incompetent

Having given up the corporate world I now work longer hours then I did when employed, but you can’t beat the commute and the dress code is much easier on the wallet :-)

best………..valentina
.-= Valentina´s last blog ..No. 2 Sucks! =-.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:30:40 +0000

Hi Lee – Productivity is one thing, but if new employees are coming in late and leaving early, they are on a sure path of failure. The employee can be the most productive employee at the firm, but it won’t matter if she can’t show a little respect and face time to the senior colleagues.

It is what it is, and unless you have the world’s easiest job, there is ALWAYS more to learn on the job. Thanks for commenting.

By: Lee Meng

Lee Meng — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:22:16 +0000

This whole business of “coming in early/staying back late” is a relic of the timecard days of the 60′s.

If your main criteria for measuring “productivity” or “dedication” is the number of hours clocked, then I would really be worried about the future of your organisation.

It’s entirely possible for someone to come in early, and still be unproductive all day. I know some staff who come in early and stay back late, mainly to avoid traffic jams. They still miss deadlines and produce sloppy work!

Generally, if a company is a stickler about “clock-in time”, then its employees will tend to be sticklers about “quitting time”.