16 STEPS TO CIRCUS SUCCESS

1. Never miss a payday.

2. Don't spend money you don't have. Next season might be bad. Next week might be bad.

3. Don't ever expect your employees to do anything for you that you personally wouldn't do for them.

4. Eat in the cookhouse. Clean your plate. Thank the cook...and the dishwasher.

5. Smile at the performers. They will smile back. They might even smile at the audience.

6. Tell your people that they do a good job. Tell them even if they don't speak the same language. They will understand and do a better job.

7. Give your people the freedom to make their own mistakes. And the time to correct them.

8. Listen to other people's ideas. Really listen to other people's ideas.

9. When something goes wrong, it is your own fault. Take the blame. When something goes right it is due to the hard work of everyone. Share the rewards.

10. When you make a deal, stick to it. If it is a bad deal, learn from it. But don't resent the person with whom you made the deal.

11. When you poke fun at someone...when you laugh at someone's mistakes... when you gossip about someone, make sure that that particular someone is you.

12. Visit people when they are injured or sick. Ask people how their parents are doing. Tell them how pretty their kids are. Mean it.

13. Protect your family, friends, and employees. They, in turn, will protect you.

14. Love and trust your friends and family. Completely. Without doubt or hesitation. Be honest with them.

15. Love life. Overlook your problems and look for solutions. Laugh a lot.

16. A friend is more important than a dollar.

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