When I was writing my book, I ran across a really apropos quote about the act of writing: “Everyone says they want to write a book, but what they really mean is that they want to have written a book.”
So I can’t help but ask: Are you a mediator who wants to build a successful ADR business? Or one who wants to have built one?
I think the mediators in the first group are the ones who can be truly successful. The ones in the latter group are those who go to ADR conferences and whine about how hard it is out there – and don’t really want to prove themselves wrong.
By the way, if you know the original source of that quote, I’d love to know it and credit them.
[...] for many people is that they want that to happen overnite. As Tammy points out, there is a difference between someone who makes it and someone who doesn’t. I think the difference between people who make it and don’t is partly desire. But it [...]