Lillian Lincoln Lambert Bio
Lillian Lincoln Lambert is first black women graduate of Harvard Business School and a local example of Small Business success. The first part of her journey began not far from the Washington Metro Area in a small Virginia town called Ballsville. She was the founder of Centennial One Inc. in Bowie, MD a business she grew to be a multimillion dollar company before she retired and sold the company in 2001.
Recently Ms. Lambert chronicled her amazing story in The Road to Someplace Better (http://bit.ly/roadtosmeplcebtr ). Many people would be happy to just enjoy their retirement after achieving the level of success Ms. Lambert had achieved when she sold her company. Ms. Lambert though is not just anybody and she continues to break new ground. On her website (www.lillianlincolnlambert.com ) you will find a very full speaking schedule & more including her blog.
4 Rules for Success
Ms. Lambert was recently interviewed by Maya Payne Smart in the Winter issue of Black MBA magazine the official magazine of the National Black MBA Association ( www.nbmbaa.org ). In an in-depth interview Ms. Lambert showed how the business knowledge she has obtained in school and from hands on experience is invaluable. She offered readers some great tips for business and personal success.
1. Plan but remain flexible: You may have to endure detours, challenges or a new way of thinking to achieve your goals and reach your destination. Understand that is okay.
2. Push yourself out of your comfort zone: Take a little risk. You won’t achieve by staying in the same place and doing the same things. You will need some courage to fuel your success.
3. Lean on your network: You never know when someone you know can help. Relationships can be critical to business and personal success. Be willing to help others as well.
4. Look at the bright side: Difficult circumstances may not seem like opportunities but they can be. Ms. Lambert started her path to success after being fired from a job. A difficult situation can be time for self-analysis.
So take some tips from Ms. Lambert. Times are not ideal but this could be the right time for you to improve or start your business. What is the success story you can start writing in tough times? What is your road to someplace better?
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