Some people
in the Romance Novel Industry,
for the longest time,
thought there were only
X number of romance readers
they could sell to.
Some writers, believing this,
wouldn’t help other writers.
They felt if those other writers
sold more,
they would sell less.
Then Fifty Shades Of Grey
released
and we all learned
that the market for Romance Novels
was MUCH larger
than we had ever imagined.
It was way too large
for any one writer to reach.
There are plenty of readers
for everyone.
Brian Scudamore
shares
“About 6 years into 1-800-GOT-JUNK?,
my top employee resigned.
This wouldn’t have been
the end of the world
… except he was leaving
to start a competing junk removal business.
At first, I was gutted
— then, I wanted revenge.
I became obsessed with
shutting his business down,
to the detriment of my own company.
Now I know that
I was stuck in a scarcity mentality:
I thought there was
only enough success
for one of us.
I’ve since learned that
this kind of thinking
breeds a culture of paranoia
where everyone lives in fear.
Now, our company
thrives on
an abundance mentality:
we believe that
everyone benefits
when we share ideas,
even with the competition.
By recognizing that
there’s more than enough success
to go around,
we’ve freed ourselves
from limitations.”
There are plenty of customers
and success
for all of us.
Embrace abundance.