'Hitting the High Notes' - #6 FOCUS

A colleague’s son, aged eight, has studied karate for four years. Now a blue belt, his favorite mantra comes from his Sensai: “A black belt is a white belt who didn’t give up.”

Focus is common element to any successful endeavor and a necessary trait in ‘Hitting the High Notes’. Entrepreneurs can be too often distracted by the next idea, and it is only by having focus on your vision can you cement success.

As ‘The Three Waiters’ grew in popularity in both the United Kingdom and United States, our respective country managers were keen for us to develop new acts. But we wanted to focus on our niche. There were millions of people who had not yet seen the show, why dilute its popularity with another act?

This focus on our niche gave us the opportunity to not only launch the Three Waiters successfully, but also helped us grow into a major act in a larger market.

I understood why our managers wanted new acts. After all, if audiences loved 'The Three Waiters', why not...(click here to read full article)