Business
Zig Ziglar is often quoted by saying, "You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want." Frances Robbins saw a need and took action to create a successful business.Frances is a mental health practitioner. She and her husband, Keith, served served in the medical facility at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan. While there, they observed that the patient load was tremendous, but the doctors could only see so many patients, while nursing work stations remained unused. How could they help? From that discovery, they created Orient Staffing Solutions.She shares how simple curiosity about how they could help the clinic took them in a step by step process to solve a problem and create a business. She also shares the important role mentors played in her success.In business, especially as a solopreneur, getting focused on what's in it for me can lead to greed. A powerful tool to combat greed is the focus on serving without expecting to receive in return. And contrary to conventional wisdom, exceeding customer expectations without expecting extra leads to more business than you can imagine! Something as simple as a smile can be just what the doctor ordered!