Morning Motivator - Are You an ANT or an IMP?

"IMP's want to do enough so they can have time to play around and do what feeds their interest at the moment."
- Humorously anonymous (you know who you are!)

I must admit I PARAPHRASED the quote given to me; however, I think this is a good representation of the message.

In a recent discussion, I was very IMPRESSED by the idea of "IMP's."  The people that work at a company and do JUST ENOUGH to stay out of trouble; make sure to goof off ANYTIME possible and their FOCUS is on their next 7 days, as opposed to a LIFETIME of achievement.  These are "IMPLOYEES" (employees).

As a business leader, you want "ANT's."  The people are hard WORKING creatures, strong in CHARACTER and focused on their success as part of the COLLECTIVE success of your business done by pulling their own weight.  These are your "ANTREPRENEURS" (entrepreneurs).

It is DIFFICULT to staff your team with ANTs because they WILL leave one day to lead their own colony (business).  They will PUSH your systems, test your PATIENCE and CHALLENGE your thought processes.  IMP's will just cruise along, never rocking the boat…

2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
When you consider a SUCCESSFUL business, do you think of a room FULL of IMP's FaceBooking, chatting about the party from last weekend or the game they are going to that night?  On the other hand, is it a group of ANT's, CHALLENGING each other to do more, be better and grow EXPONENTIALLY?

ANT's are not BORING creatures… they just have PRIORITIES.  They understand that the work must be complete to wage through the DIFFICULT times.  They will enjoy their time for relaxing and socializing just like the IMP's, just AFTER the work is completed.

If you are still STRUGGLING with this concept, read the "Ant and the Grasshopper" for a perspective and see if the grasshopper does not EXEMPLIFY the IMP characteristic! 

Now get your ANT butt to work!

Cheers,

Zach