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The difference between success and less-than-stellar results can sometimes be a thin line. Sure, lots of things need to be in place to help ensure success – measurable goals, sound strategies, creative tactics. But why do some efforts that have this foundation still not measure up like others?
That thin dividing line? It’s called hustle.
Two different people with the same amount of smarts can take the same communications plan and derive very different results. That’s because exceeding your goals doesn’t always mean doing things that no one else can do. It often means doing the things that anyone can do, but doesn’t. That’s where hustle wins the day.
But hustle isn’t easy. It means moving faster, thinking harder, never quitting. It means you don’t see problems to complain about, but instead see opportunities to excel.
I spent all day yesterday on a long flight across the country. The young woman sitting next to me could have spent the entire five hours reading People magazine and napping. While she spent a little time doing both of those, she also took an hour or so to dig through email – sorting old emails, organizing her inbox and filling her outbox so replies would be ready to go when she landed and reconnected to the World Wide Web. That’s hustle.
Hustle has a price tag. But it also has rewards.
What helps you hustle? How do you channel that energy to excel?
*Image by Rick Harrison.
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October 22, 2009 4:10 am
I would say that Success has a price, and the price is Hustle! Generally though, I agree that hustle is the difference.
October 22, 2009 6:56 am
I really like this, David.
Since my days in youth sports where hustle and grit set me apart from those more skilled, I've been a firm believer in the benefits hustle.
Thomas Edison once said, "Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits."
October 22, 2009 7:16 am
Woops, the rest of my comment got cut-off.
(cont.) I think Edison is spot on, here. Especially now, students still in college must be willing to go the extra mile while they "wait" to graduate and get a job. They need to make sacrifices that others are unwilling to make.
Thanks for a good post,
Tom
@TomOKeefe1
October 22, 2009 11:34 am
Hustle is the key ingredient that separates those who make achieve big audacious goals from those who don't. I'm getting between 4 and 7 hours of sleep a night recently, but I feel good because I'm going to get where I want to be, and I think there are more and more young people doing the same thing. Good post!
October 22, 2009 12:17 pm
I always knew the guy sitting next to me on the airplane was reading everything I did on my laptop!!!
Jk. ; - )
But seriously, hustle is my middle name.
October 23, 2009 9:36 pm
GREAT post, David. It is so true. And quite frankly, hustle is really the key to getting ahead, especially right now. Our world is increasingly more educated and jobs are scarce right now. Hustle sets you apart. An attitude, an understanding and a respect for getting things done--that is a HUGE element in success. I've always been someone who hustles, but right now I'm hustling more than I ever have...it's gratifying and I know it will pay off. Thanks!
October 24, 2009 12:03 am
The thing that makes me hustle is when people give me a challenge and believe I can do well. I always want to prove I can do it.
Hustle, to me, also has been taking on more things so I could do well in my career.
Great post!
October 27, 2009 12:01 pm
Not only does hustle have a price, but it has a ceiling. At some point, not only will constantly hustling leave you exhausted, but you run up against the limits of your talent and skill.
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