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Post by bneedham on Oct 11, 2013 16:10:03 GMT -6
Instant MBA: You Need To Sell Out Without Selling Out
I agree with Mr. Hawk. You have to maintain your focus and stay true to your original goals to continue to be successful. It's important not to get caught up in the success and lose what made you successful in the first place. You can never really be a sell out unless you are simply exploiting something for personal gain.
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Post by jessicareid on Oct 17, 2013 9:08:54 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: You Need To Sell Out Without Selling Out
Professional skateboarder Tony Hawk inspired a number of skateboarding video games. Many of his fellow athletes called him a sellout as soon as the games took off in popularity. Apparently within the skateboarding community there is a strong sense of isolationism/purity. However because of his strong personality and conviction in the worth of his games, Tony didn't allow this negativity to bother him, firmly believing that he was representing his community well. He was gaining fame and making money not just for his skateboarding skills but also for being the face of an innovative and successful new video game series. This is good advice about shutting out the naysayers and maintaining confidence in your product,
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Post by thomas129 on Oct 24, 2013 18:01:49 GMT -6
Link #25 Instant MBA You need to sell out without selling out.
I like Tony Hawk and it makes since what he is talking about. Not a lot of people
outside of the skateboarding world knew who Tony Hawk was. Then when they
release the Tony Hawk skateboarding video game, everyone knew who he was. I
guess you could call with a sell out for marketing skateboarding in that way. I don’t
see it that way. Yeah he became very famous for what he did, and people hate that. It
isn’t the fact that they hate him, they hate that they didn’t do it. However you do want
to try to be successful like Tony Hawk was without making so many people upset.
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Post by w0384905 on Oct 25, 2013 14:59:11 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: You Need To Sell Out Without Selling Out
This article talks about selling out and how Tony Hawk was viewed by some people as a sellout. To me he helped the skateboarding world and skaters become more success and in turn made his name know world wide. You can't pay attention to what other people are saying about you. You have to do what you do and people are going to hate no matter what. As long as you're happy and making money that's all that matters.
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Post by ashleylevernharrison on Nov 9, 2013 18:38:41 GMT -6
Instant MBA: You Need To Sell Out Without Selling Out
There will always be someone who calls you a sellout for being successful. But this person doesn't know what you had to do to get where you are. Unless they know exactly how you got to your position and they know that you did something that wasn't on the up and up just to get that position, then how would they know whether you sold out or not? Some people will always be jealous of success and that is something that you have to look out for when you are successful at what you do.
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Post by w0415498 on Nov 9, 2013 22:25:42 GMT -6
Hawk is right; you shouldn’t concern yourself with people calling you a sellout. They probably just mad because it’s not them. You have to think about yourself. You want to see yourself grow. You not supposed to stop what you are doing because other people don’t agree with it. Would you stop wearing your favorite color because other people don’t like it? No, so why would you stop your money and success for other people?
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Post by datren on Nov 9, 2013 22:40:02 GMT -6
Instant MBA: You Need To Sell Out Without Selling Out
As I so often have before, I totally disagree with this article. The best thing a salesperson can do with his or her inventory is sell out of it, so how could this be accomplished without going above and beyond the call of duty? Being a "sell-out" is a matter of personal opinion and self-perception. So therefore it is not the decision of the competition that a person is or is not a "sell-out". The only possible way a person could be a "sell-out" is if he or she decides to willfully go against their personal morals and that would still be their own decision, and if they are successful because of this then these efforts were not for loss.
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Post by kselders on Nov 9, 2013 22:55:02 GMT -6
This article is about appeasing not only those but, those outside of the competitive margin. Competitors or haters as they are sometimes referred to as, don’t want you to achieve more than they are. They want you to be stagnant, worse off, or live within their shadow. At my current place of employment, I was coming to meet with a new client and she was showing me the ropes. She told me in so many words that it would be hard to keep up with what she does and the client really adores her. I took it as a challenge and I think I’ve earned my stripes of being great and going above & beyond. In my personal life, I’ve had “friends,” who expected my life to be just as theirs or do away with just getting by. I was taught to go the extra mile and go after what I want. In the future, I hope to instill in my employees that it’s okay to achieve your dreams even if it means selling out or leaving the company to do what makes their heart content. Do what makes YOU happy rather than trying to please everyone else by staying in the same lane.
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Post by ebonisw on Nov 10, 2013 18:14:52 GMT -6
Instant MBA: You Need To Sell Out Without Selling Out
This is an ever present issue in my community. Even when people give back, others will call you a sellout only because you have finally become established in life. It is important to know that you are doing something right if there were enough people believing in you to the point that you got to where you are in life. The proof is in the outcome of your actions. Some people are miserable just because you are better now and they are stuck in the same place.
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Post by tevinrapp7 on Nov 10, 2013 18:41:05 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: You Need To Sell Out Without Selling Out
Tony hawk wasnt selling out, if anything he was building the franchise and encouraging people to skateboard. Me personally I dont skateboard but I know by playing tony hawks game I got some type of interest in skateboarding. Just because you gain popularity doesnt make you a sellout, he's just trying to grow the skateboarding brand and get more people interested into it. If anything hawk is making money for skateboarders around the world, that skateboard professionally.
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Post by brichoux on Nov 10, 2013 19:17:07 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: You Need To Sell Out Without Selling Out
Not only does this article have a catchy title, it also contains great information. Tony Hawk, the famous skateboarder, talks about criticism he received from taking his industry into the video game world. He points out that they wouldn't be talking about you if you weren't doing anything different anyway. If you believe in what you are doing and your passionate about it, often there will be someone who is on the opposite side of your view. You must overcome it and realize that most successful people have encountered that as well.
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Post by clayb1919 on Nov 10, 2013 22:13:53 GMT -6
This link talks about being a sellout. I think that people are too afraid of what people will think today. For this reason they limit themselves into taking a chance or doing something great. My advice would be to not worry about what others think and do what makes your successful because at the end of the day the people calling you a sellout are most likely jealous and would have done the same thing given your opportunities.
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Post by daltonrainey on Nov 10, 2013 22:42:27 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: You Need To Sell Out Without Selling Out
Anytime you succeed where others have not you are labeled a "sell out". You should never be afraid to go above and beyond because someone might label you a "sell out". Like the article talks about, do not let people get in the way of what you want to accomplish. There will always be someone who is jealous and you should not let it get in your way.
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Post by alyssatudor on Nov 11, 2013 14:19:15 GMT -6
Being a sellout is not always a bad thing in the business world. It means that people have heard about you and about your business. In the business world you want your name to be heard because this means that people are saying the good things your doing and wrong if they are negative comments. As long as you are doing what you want and you are as dedicated as you can be you are not a sell out.
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Post by rpajares41 on Nov 11, 2013 15:10:12 GMT -6
Hawke has done well for himself not only in his sport bus also in business. I feel that others in the sport don't really have a direction to go in because they don't know how to start a business. Hawke did and he has been capitalizing on it for years. I think that if someone has ideas to do different things in a profession or sport, why not prove to everyone that it is a valid idea and works? Hawke got ahead of the crowd and made skateboarding popular, he has done a lot for his family and profession.
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