<ol> <li>Imagine a frickin gi-nourmous <strong>mountain</strong>.</li> <li><strong>Every step that you take gets you higher up the mountain.</strong></li> </ol> <p>Now, imagine racing Schmo.d.bobo up that mountain:</p> <ol> <li>Every step Schmo.d.bobo takes that you don't take gets him 1 step further ahead.</li> <li>(And vice-versa.)</li> </ol> <p><strong>Business is akin to a game of racing up that mountain to service Customers X at the top.</strong></p> <ul> <li>The more steps you take over Schmo.d.bobo, the likelier you'll pull further ahead.</li> <li>And take your humongous share of customers.</li> </ul> <p>K. Anders Ericsson, a performance expert at Florida State found through his research that those who excelled at their crafts simply had this distinguishing variable:</p> <ul> <li>They put in more practice time than the rest.</li> </ul> <p>Chessmasters destroyed their competitors because they had more practice time. <br /> <br /> The #%@%#@ conclusion? <strong>The more time you put into your work, the likelier you'll pull away.</strong></p> <h2>Steps. Steps. Steps.</h2> 2009-11-08T10:58:21-08:00 true 866 how-youll-beat-your-business-competitors 0 2009-11-08T10:58:21-08:00