Comments on: Why Small Changes Get You Small Success

By: CurryFlorida

CurryFlorida — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 13:10:00 +0000

Thank you both for the dialogue; the point/counter-point conversation is extremely interesting. Encouraging our upcoming generations to think creatively to build their own brand and take risks, either small or large, is refreshing. I believe the risks I have taken in my career presented me with experiences I would not otherwise have had. And I think those experiences bonded together with my technical training culminated in a package that led me to have the position I have today!

By: TheBeanCountercom

TheBeanCountercom — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 19:04:00 +0000

Dan, thanks again for the original presentation and for this comment, both are great!

What I love about the idea in this comment is that it creates a kind of momentum of action.

I think of Rod Drury, the CEO of Xero.com who we had on the podcast last week (link below). He said that for anyone interested in becoming an entrepreneur should start small and start in their organization with internal entrepreneurship.

That’s exactly what he did with a $60K government contract for a new type of service his form was offering.

Now 20 some years later he is the CEO of a Top 5 company in New Zealand with over 300K customers, Peter Thiel as an investor, and a $2B market cap.

You’re spot on and I appreciate you articulating your point this way! I see what you meant for starting with the 10-20% and creating a habit of change.

Post mentioned above: One of the most successful accountants turned entrepreneur in the world [Podcast] with Rod Drury, CEO of Xero [LINK]: http://www.thebeancounter.com/all-posts/rod-drury-xero-ceo/

By: TheBeanCountercom

TheBeanCountercom — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 18:54:00 +0000

Dan, thanks again for the original presentation and for this comment, both are great!

What I love about the idea in this comment is that it creates a kind of momentum of action.

That’s exactly what he did with a $60K government contract for a new type of service his form was offering.

Now 20 some years later he is the CEO of a Top 5 company in New Zealand with over 300K customers, Peter Thiel as an investor, and a $2B market cap.

You’re spot on and I appreciate you articulating your point this way! I see what you meant for starting with the 10-20% and creating a habit of change.

Post mentioned above: One of the most successful accountants turned entrepreneur in the world [Podcast] with Rod Drury, CEO of Xero

By: Dan Griffiths

Dan Griffiths — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 21:37:00 +0000

Great post, Andrew! I could not agree more with the potential benefits of reinvention. My career history is a series of major reinventions and each one has been a great ride. In my presentation and in a lot of the coaching work that I do, I find that it’s much more likely that people will “take the plunge” if they couch things in terms of smaller, manageable pieces first, the 10-20% that you reference. When we talk about massive reinvention, it may sound really exciting to a few of us, but for most people, it’s downright scary. So I generally encourage people to make small intentional tweaks. Success with those tweaks then give them the courage to make bigger changes and take more risks. Before long, someone who would have been terrified by the prospect of reinvention has done just that, but in a series of smaller adjustments culminating in something bigger.