How good do you want to be?

Sometimes “good enough” is not good enough.

I was watching Dragon’s Den, the Canadian TV reality show where aspiring entrepreneurs pitch their businesses to the Dragons (the investors) in the hopes of getting the funds they need to make their business and dreams a reality. To win the Dragons’ support, you have to show them a brilliant idea that will blow their mind. Sometimes I get a kick out of watching aspiring entrepreneurs outsmart the Dragons, and some get eaten alive for mediocre ideas.

Well, life is similar to that of the dragon’s den.  The world is the stage; your target market/ clients/ prospects are the dragons. Everyday we find ourselves in the den, always fighting for the dragons’ vote. If that’s the case, we can’t just be good enough. We can’t just stop at aspiring to be “okay.”  We have to be brilliant and rise above the crowd.

But sometimes it’s not just doing and giving our “best.” We could be really good at what we do, but sometimes we just don’t care. I know of several bright people, but have no ambitions and no drive to succeed. They’re just content at being where they are; they didn’t want to exert effort to go beyond mediocre. So for me, if you want to win in the dragon’s den, you have to want to be good. It’s your attitude + your cunning abilities that will win you support, success and respect.

So… how good do you want to be?