Saturday Saves - How will your preparation save your success?

Written on 11:04 PM by J

My apologies for the delay; today was a busy day! I spoke with one of my partners, Brian, for only about 15 minutes. We discussed why our time was limited (due to him being at a Gospel Today event in North Carolina and me attending an event hosted by the Washington, D.C. Chapter of the 100 Black Men Organization, in Arlington, V.A. and a photo shoot), the proposals and business plan we have to work on, relationships that must be built, and the unfortunate moment today when I had my tail handed by a Delta, due to a stall in mental preparation.

The Deltas are in the great nation’s capitol for an event on the Hill. My photographer and I approached two Deltas about being in a picture. Immediately, she drilled me with questions regarding the purpose and existence of one of my previous endeavors, RilaxUrMind Entertainment. Normally, I would nail the answers with an impressive response. In this case, the famous phrase…”cat got your tongue” came to mind. Normally it would not be a problem but I was at a lost for words. At first I thought it was because the young lady was attractive, but after walking it off I came to the realization it was because I was not mentally prepared.

A fellow entrepreneur, Kimberly Smith co-founder of Mayfair Electronics, suggested I make a list of questions I would expect to answer at any moment. Brian directed me to 15secondpitch.com. Both of them are great suggestions that I will put into action. As the Chief Relationship Strategist, in our current endeavor, it is my responsibility to reach out in the upmost professional manner. As I grow as an entrepreneur, I see how valuable it is to be able to deliver a message in a brief period of time.

I don’t see today as a lost but as a success! I wanted to go back and find the Delta to thank her. Thank her for reiterating, I have growing to do…we have a lot of growing to do. That is what this journey is all about you learning from our shortfalls and us learning from the advice you have. That being said what do you suggest for diligent preparation for an “elevator pitch”?

Painter Henry Hartman said “Success always comes when preparation meets opportunity”.

How will your preparation save your success?

-J