Tom T. Hall's Two Keys to Success

 
A few months back, I was watching GAC
TV. GAC is a country music cable network.

Tom T. Hall was on. GAC was playing a
segment of him being inducted into the
Country Music Hall of Fame.

He talked about success at one point. He
was asked what it takes to be successful,
or something like that. I don't recall
exactly. It's been 4 months.

He said you need two things to be
successful:

1. Show up.
2. Answer the phone.

I've thought a lot about this. I think
he's right.

Showing up is important because it's
important to be there at the right time
and place for success and it's important
to do so consistently.

Answering the phone is important because
you don't get anywhere unless you are
talking to people and communicating with
people.

Also, it's important to answer the phone
because it's important to not be too
important to do so.

He said no one answers the phone anymore.
Instead, we rely on answering machines.

That's how I recall what Tom T. Hall
said 4 months ago.

Ed Abbott