How Isiah Thomas Helped Me Improve My Personal Finances

Isiah Lord Thomas III is the famed professional basketball player who played point guard for the Detroit Pistons and led the “Bad Boys” to the NBA Championships two seasons in a row. He was named as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History and went on to coach the FIU Golden Panthers. Thomas has a philosophy that drove him to the success he has achieved throughout his basketball career that helped me make some major improvements in my personal finances.

“You have to develop your whole game to completion.” This is the quote by Mr. Thomas I happened to read one day while searching for some information on where to sell hand crafted jewelry.

A couple years ago I got back into making silver jewelry to help augment the income from my job. I secretly hoped that it would take off as a viable business so I could quit my job and work for myself. I had a lot of great ideas and plans for a line of products I believed would take off, provided I could find the right places to sell my work.

I was able to produce some stunning custom pieces, but I felt my problem lay with my marketing skills. My workshop, though well kept was filled with numerous projects in various stages, none of them finished. I had a ton of ideas and would scarcely begin work on one piece of jewelry before I started another. I was getting discouraged because I never seemed to be ready to participate in the area arts and crafts shows that came up from time to time. When I ran across the quote by the basketball player, it made me stop and think.

According to the wisdom of Isiah Thomas, you won’t get very far if you never develop something through to its completion, and I had to admit the real reason I was not making any sales. How could I? I had a lot of busy work going on but no end results. No products ready for the show room, so to speak. Nothing to sell! My attention and shop were both consumed by unfinished pieces, so what did I expect? I decided to take action and finish what I had started. It took some self discipline, but I got it all done and actually had enough product in stock to sell at the next event in my town.

From that point forward I made it a habit to always finish what I started. If I had an idea for something new, I quickly make a sketch for future reference, but returned to my current project. It meant I always had something to sell, and it made a marked difference in my cash flow. Learning to take things through to completion is what turned my personal finances around.

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