First Annual Leader Development Conference
The 21st and 22nd of February this year marked the first OSP conference of many to come for our representatives. Along with having all of the top representatives and recruiters from the company present, the main speaker who hosted the conference was our very own Vice President of Sales, Carlos Linares.
While informing us all of future plans for the company, Carlos taught us what it truly means to be a leader as well as an entrepreneur. With the expansion One Source Provider is experiencing, spending a weekend discussing how to help grow the people around us as well as ourselves was quite significant. In fact one of the greatest things taken away from the weekend was the simple fact that being a true leader and business owner means learning to look past yourself.
Here we realize that expanding a business is more than just adding on to it, it is about working smart by developing hard working employees that you have replicated yourself in. There are many businesses out there that have no problem communicating to people, but we strive to go past that and make connections with not only our clients and employees, but our customers as well. The real secret to finding success is the realization that it is a journey, not a destination.
With everything we all learned and took away from this weekend, it is evident that these conferences will become more frequent and only better with time. Being able to learn from such a dedicated member of our team as well from each other has only strengthened the relationship between all of our offices. Learning and growing with each other while also being able to have fun and enjoy amenities provided by OSP had us all leaving with a lot to take back to our offices, including some wonderful new memories.
Till next time just remember that what a successful person does daily, is what an unsuccessful person only does occasionally.
The Truth About Success
Humans are fickle creatures. There are many "fair-weather friends" of celebrities, businesses, trends, politics, and individuals. While something looks glamorous we are all for it! Winning the lottery? Promises of grandeur? Any random trend is good for a while, but when the hype wears off, that's the end of the fan base.
We hear what we want to hear. Commercials on the TV will say "Call now and get a $500 value for $19.99!!!" Sounds great! Then we look at the fine print or call and buy it and here's what we missed: 19.99 per month for 3 months. Plus S+H. Small fee when paid for with a credit card. Any late payments will result in the end of the promotional price.
Now it's not near as cool; and for good reason!
So now what happens when there's actually a good thing? People go to college and expect a 60k job right after graduation that they can just swoop into and live their dreams because they want to college! College is a great accomplishment to be sure, though the hard work continues after graduation. From one job to another, barely making ends meet, that was hardly the dream we thought it would be when someone signed us up to be adults!
The road to success is rarely, if ever, the straight arrow we think it will be. It's full of color and life! Ups and downs, wrong turns, huge learning curves, failures, small victories, and so much more!! Lets not make ourselves blind to the fact that no matter what goals we have, there will be a lot to learn on the way to success. We can make it there with patience and endurance of the junk that can make the hardship seem unbearable and not worth the prize at the end of the tunnel.
Just like TV the good thing is good, but it comes with things that could make it difficult, that could ruin the deal if you mess up-and lets be honest, not everything is within our control! So do we give up?
Now that, that is up to you!
