TIPS TO THE CONTRACTOR ON HOW TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD OF COMPETITORS

1. Decide what standing out from the crowd means for you.

Is this about looking as different from everyone else in this industry as you can possibly be or is it about going the extra mile to prove that you are one of a kind in skills, talent, or personality? Standing out from the crowd might be about trying to live your best and be your best. Or, it might be about trying to have a unique style or look that you've created yourself without borrowing from other people's ideas. At its most basic, standing out from the crowd means embracing your individuality and trusting that your own choices are good ones. The idea you're projecting out to everyone will stand out more successfully if you're fully confident about yourself.

2. Think for yourself.

Standing out from the crowd won't happen if you're thinking with the crowd. While there will be times when the crowd-think does align with your own thoughts, what about all those times it hasn't? Be prepared to voice your differences, your concerns, and your preferences. When talking, it is important to come across as self-assured and knowledgeable, so be sure to have done your research and know your facts beforehand before meeting with a client.

3. Don't be swayed by the crowd.

The pace of the crowd can be relentless and the ease with which the crowd can change its mind, its system, or its latest fad is breathtaking. Barely anyone in the crowd stops a moment to wonder if this shared momentum is responsible in a big picture way or whether it's conscious of individual needs. If you want to stand out from the crowd, you're going to need to stop and ask the hard questions, such as "Is there a point to this?" or "Just because everyone else has system, why do I also need one? Will it enhance my business?"

● Learn how to respond to insistent people who tell you that you're missing out on something if you don't join in. Sometimes their agenda is to ensure that you're as indebted, engrossed, or mystically enthralled by something as they are rather than it being of any real benefit to you personally and your business.

4. Take chances or risks and work hard.

Risks and chances are the things in life that can catapult you forward if they work out. Many people won't take up the challenge because they're afraid of failure. Yet, without failure nothing new can be gained and it is only those who are willing to take risks and to work hard at their dreams who eventually break through and succeed. Have a well-placed sense of faith in your projection, and a willingness to take risks if you want to stand out from the crowd.

5. Do things differently.

Find new ways to get client's attention and to stay noticed. These kinds of unique initiatives are bound to make you stand out from the crowd; you'll just need to be the first to do something differently.o things differently.

Find new ways to get client's attention and to stay noticed. These kinds of unique initiatives are bound to make you stand out from the crowd; you'll just need to be the first to do something differently.