“I just can’t worry ‘bout
no haters, gotta stay on my grind.” – Iggy Azalea
I know we have all (hopefully) heard this song, which is “Fancy”, by Iggy Azalea. If you haven’t,
you aren’t living. This is one of those songs that you can catch me shamelessly
singing along to on the highway. If you think I am completely off my rocker,
you might be right. Don’t worry, that’s a saying, I think.
So when am I going to shift gears and write something
relevant to success and entrepreneurship? I am not exactly sure but I am glad
you asked.
When Iggy talks about not worrying about “haters” she is
basically giving us all the most profound business lesson we could ever have. She
is telling us to forget about all the people that don’t like our material –
whether we are a musician, artist or salesperson. She is telling us to look
past any rejection we may face and hold onto our grandest vision. She is
begging us to be authentic. To not succumb to the pressures of society to
become like everybody else. She wants us to be unapologetically, ourselves.
Staying on your “grind”, as Iggy puts it, means taking
action and focusing on things that are controllable. Focus on activities, not results.
You are never going to be able to fully control outcomes and you will only be
discouraged if you worry too much about them. Whether you are writing new music
and recording mixtapes or practicing your sales presentation. Stay focused on the
“grind”. People are going to tell you no. If you are chasing a huge, ambitious
goal, you are going to get a LOT of no’s. People are going to reject you as a
person. They are going to reject your ideas. You have to keep yourself
positive. Focus on the grind. The grind is the ONLY thing in your control.
Iggy is telling us to take control, by taking action. She is
telling us to remain positive and confident in our own abilities. We can read
all the self-help books and motivational blogs we want, but we really don’t
need ANY other advice to be successful. Remember, self-doubt and confidence cannot
exist in the same environment. If you continue to feed one, the other will die.
Which one are you feeding?
I know Iggy is going to stay on her grind and keep pumping
out jams! I am going to keep singing along. I hope you do the same. Take her
advice straight to the bank. Focus on the things that you can control and
forget about everything else. And everyone else. Do the best you can each day
to move forward. Relentlessly. And next time you see a really cool dude (me) in
a Jeep Wrangler, blasting this song….feel free to sing along.
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