You can’t do the same things you’ve always done and expect different results.

The way you’ve always done it won’t magically start working better. You have to start trying other approaches and start fine tuning what you’re currently doing.

You always have room for improvement. No matter how good you get at something you can get better.

If you want to take that next step in your career or business you have to do something different.

How do you do that?

Read how successful people have done it in the past. Talk to leaders in your company and pick their brains. Look up individuals who are where you want to be and reach out to them. Emulate what these individuals are doing. Study what they do in specific situations. Ask as many questions as you can.

They’ve been where you are. They understand they need to constantly fine tune their craft to stay on top.

If you think you’ve done everything you possibly can you’re wrong. There is always some area you can get better at.

Make a list of the areas you’re lacking in – list out your weaknesses. Then, make a list of the key factors, traits, skills, etc. that you see in the successful people you’ve read about or met with.

You have to make improvement a top priority if you want to take that next step. You won’t improve if you keep doing what you’ve always done.

“The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.” -Helmut Schmidt