Reputation is clearly the name of the game. It takes time to get build up but when it does, its benefits are tremendous. For most part of our lives we are ignorant of this trait that has the potential to make us much more successful in our life than we can think off. The battle gets won before the swords are even crossed just by virtue of single word called reputation. Look around and you would see the people you know exist because of the label reputation that is always associated with them. Remove this label and the person becomes a stranger or unknown entity to which we have no way to relate to.

It takes lot of hard work to build a reputation but when you have one, the journey henceforth becomes much easy. It is a sign of progress that opens many doors for you than you can ever anticipate. Let’s take an example- Once it happened that Virgin executives were presenting their plan to bankers for funding. The negotiations were reaching no where until the charismatic Sir Richard Branson entered the room. He started to present the vision and prposal in the manner that the bankers were immediately convinced and was ready to fund their expansion plans. This would not have happened had Sir Richard Branson reputation would not have entered the room before him.

Let’s talk about the need to have a rock solid reputation in detail and see how you can have it

What comes into your mind when you think of

1) Tiger Woods – The master Golf Champion

2) Steve Jobs- The creator of master tech products

3) Stephen Covey – The Personal Development Guru

They are known Authorities in their own respective field

1) People hear them when they talk

2) People follow their every move

3) They set the rules for others to follow

And anywhere they put their hands, it becomes Gold- WHY?

Because of their Reputation

It is the reputation that has got build over the years that make them Rock in their respective fields

And this happens with us in everyday life too

1) You colleague who is known to be the best in particular subject

2) The restaurant that serves the best food in town

3) Your Boss who is known for best decisions by virtue of his experience

What is their behind them that makes them Rock- It is nothing but reputation

You need to have the rock solid reputation

1) To be known and considered a force to reckon with

2) To make people respect your abilities

3) To make it work for you every time you put your first foot

This is the truth. The joy of having the Reputation is that

1) More than half of your work gets done automatically because of your reputation

2) You attract and inspire faith without much effort

3) You reputation walks ahead of you and clears your way to success

And I repeat it – Your reputation walks ahead of you.

Bad reputation elicits negative response while positive reputation solicits favorable. But it does evoke response.

Understanding this you must be wondering how you get to build the reputation. The answer is simple

1) It gets build by your deeds and actions

2) It takes time to get build

3) You need to stand for what you want to be known for.

Repeating the same behavior over and over makes certain associations which in turn show up in the form of reputation. One needs to be very careful about the signals that emanates in form of behavior.

Reputation needs to be preserved at any cost. It takes time to build and at times it flows away in much faster manner too. Once you have a rock solid reputation, all you need is to maintain it and enjoy the benefits that it reaps over a period of time. You are known by the associations you keep, and having a reputation in form of association is definitely a way to go. So build Rock Solid Reputation and Rock the daring way.

Picture By- Fonzie's cousin

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