The Amazing Bamboo Tree

A friend of mine once explained to me how Chinese
bamboo trees grow.

(Not those cute little office ones you buy at Ikea,
I mean the “real” ones)

If you plant a bamboo seedling and give it proper
water, sunlight and nourishment in the first year
there will be no growth at all other than a tiny
little sprout.

During the second year, to your amazement, nothing.

The third year, nothing. You look around at all the
other plants and wonder what’s wrong with this
thing?

After four years of constant attention... still
nothing.

Except for a tiny sprout, your bamboo tree is no
bigger than it was the first year.

But then the fifth year comes around and when the
bamboo tree finally does decide to grow, what
happens in the next 4-6 weeks will astound you.

The tiny sprout you diligently cared for will grow
as much as 3 feet in a single DAY until it reaches
as high as 90 feet.

How can this be?

While the bamboo may not have appeared to be growing
at all during those first four years, it was growing
below ground the entire time, developing miles of
its massive network of roots, which would help propel
its rapid growth in year five.

This is what many people from the outside looking in
would call “overnight success.”

Developing your business is very similar.

You have to lay the foundation first before you see
big tangible results.

So for those who want success, don't just concentrate on the immediate result that you wish to get in the short amount of time. But rather focus on building that solid foundation like communication skill, influencing skills, product knowledge, industry knowledge and so forth so that when the time is right, your success is inevitable!!