The No. 1 Misconception about Success in Business

ByJowi Witt

Hey Reader,

I enjoy success. There is something extremely satisfying about winning.

For me, success is the biggest motivation to play.

A statement that I used to define was: “We’re in it to win it.”

The more I chase success, the more I notice some patterns of bad success.

You look like you have it all, but you’ve lost the important things along the way.

We all look at business and probably think that the amount of money is the deciding factor of success in business.

The biggest misconception about success in business is that money is the core marker of success.

That in business, there is one way of success for any business.

But success in sports and business follows different sets of rules.

The actions it takes to win in basketball is completely different than in football.

This is because of the predefined rules of the sport.

In business, there is also a set of rules that aren’t written down.

That’s why so many entrepreneurs struggle with business success.

They think the defining factor for success is the money you make.

Some of you might have heard it before: Business is an eternal game.

The question is: What are the success requirements for business?

If success is defined by:
​How long you can keep playing business without losing yourself and sacrificing your integrity?

Business is not a game of output.

It is a game of input.

Your inputs are your levers to reach better success.

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Keep going, brother!

Your Jowi

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