I want to talk about why you should stop keeping score, because that's other people's jobs. The reason this is important is because in everything that we do, especially in business, everything is measured ultimately by metrics. But those metrics are useless unless you play the game.

Cliff notes:

The goal is to play the game

Everyone else is “keeping score”

We often measure success by what other’s have “won”Money

Fame

Audience

Recognition

Achievements

Published work

We sometimes see ourselves as losing when we get a bad scoreTax bill

Refund request

Bad review

Lost revenue

No revenue

When we’re running our business it can seem like we’re losing and others are winning

Business is a game, but its a game of endurance

You might be losing now, but you have one massive advantageYou decide how long you play

People say it’s a marathon, not a sprint

It’s a feat of endurance

Keep your eye on the goal, everything else is a detail

Others might pass you, but it’s a long long gameit doesn’t end until you want it to

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Stop keeping score - just keep playing

Hey funnel builders. Welcome to another episode of the sell your service podcast. I'm your host, Mike Killen. Today. I want to talk about. Stop keeping score because that's other people's jobs. The reason this is important is because. In everything that we do, especially in business, everything is measured ultimately by metrics.

[00:00:24] When it really boils down to it, it ultimately boils down to, um, how much money you make. And this of course is. Necessary it's important, but there are so many other little things that can appear like wins and losses. And. You know, there's a lot of advice that like, don't compare yourself to other people don't compare yourself, like where you are now to where another businesses today, because they bought might've been going longer.

[00:00:51] And ultimately, I actually think kind of all of that. Can be replaced by one statement, which is stop keeping score. If you think of running your business, like, you know, I'm playing a game, which is ultimately what it is. The game of life, right.

[00:01:11] The goal is to keep playing the game. That's your job is to play the game.

[00:01:18] If you look at a sports team. And they play soccer or rugby or American football or basketball. Or if you, even if you're looking at a professional athlete, like a singular athlete, like a tennis player or a golfer or a swimmer. Their job is to do the sport they're job is to. Score goals. Pass it. Play with their teammates. Their job is actually not to put their score on the scoreboard.

[00:01:47] That's someone else's job. And this is an interesting philosophy because.

[00:01:54] I think we see these kind of rousing moments in film and TV and media of like the chips are down. The score is really low and they, the team fights back and they end up, they keep it on the score and it's like, look, it's three points in it. And they play and they win. I don't think that happens. It especially doesn't happen business. And the reason that doesn't happen in business,

[00:02:16] Is because you can decide how long do you play for imagine. How different