--- title: Improve Your Best Results With This Tip description: I like to consider myself as oppurtunistic as anybody - and I've learned that if you're not careful that trait will kill your business. --- ![Award Badge](https://49161231.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/49161231/image%203.png) Award Winning, Amazon #1 Bestseller: The Revenue Acceleration Framework ![Lift Logo](https://www.liftenablement.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Lift-Theme-Dev/images/LiftEnablement%20-%20Logo%20-%20Reverse%20(2).png) HubSpot's Most Trusted Partner for Complex Implementations ![HubSpot Certified Badge](https://49161231.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/49161231/image%204%20(2).png) HubSpot Certified App Partner ![Award Badge](https://49161231.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/49161231/image%203.png) Award Winning, Amazon #1 Bestseller: The Revenue Acceleration Framework ![Lift Logo](https://www.liftenablement.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Lift-Theme-Dev/images/LiftEnablement%20-%20Logo%20-%20Reverse%20(2).png) HubSpot's Most Trusted Partner for Complex Implementations ![HubSpot Certified Badge](https://49161231.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/49161231/image%204%20(2).png) HubSpot Certified App Partner ![Award Badge](https://49161231.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/49161231/image%203.png) Award Winning, Amazon #1 Bestseller: The Revenue Acceleration Framework ![Lift Logo](https://www.liftenablement.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Lift-Theme-Dev/images/LiftEnablement%20-%20Logo%20-%20Reverse%20(2).png) HubSpot's Most Trusted Partner for Complex Implementations ![HubSpot Certified Badge](https://49161231.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/49161231/image%204%20(2).png) HubSpot Certified App Partner ![Award Badge](https://49161231.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/49161231/image%203.png) Award Winning, Amazon #1 Bestseller: The Revenue Acceleration Framework ![Lift Logo](https://www.liftenablement.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Lift-Theme-Dev/images/LiftEnablement%20-%20Logo%20-%20Reverse%20(2).png) HubSpot's Most Trusted Partner for Complex Implementations ![HubSpot Certified Badge](https://49161231.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/49161231/image%204%20(2).png) HubSpot Certified App Partner # Improve Your Best Results With This Tip [ Doug Davidoff ](https://www.liftenablement.com/blog/author/doug-davidoff) Sep 5, 2008 2:00:14 PM I've been working with a number of clients who are all opportunistic.  I like to consider myself as oppurtunistic as anybody - and I've learned that if you're not careful that trait will kill your business. The [reason for failure](https://blog.imaginellc.com/the-broken-plate-theory) is rarely, if ever, a lack of opportunities - it's the [failure to focus](https://blog.imaginellc.com/focusing-on-your-money-making-machine-part-1).  Opportunism and focus don't always get along so well. Here's my tip - stop doing something.  Pick something that you think is important and make the decision that you are not going to do it.  Take that time (and, more importantly, energy) and apply it to something else you are already doing (don't add a new thing).  I promise you'll see better results - faster. If you feel like it, share what you are going to stop doing in the comments section. ## Read On [![](https://www.liftenablement.com/hs-fs/hubfs/iStock_000054093330_Small.jpg?width=352&name=iStock_000054093330_Small.jpg) ](https://www.liftenablement.com/blog/4-reasons-prospects-dont-engage-with-content-marketing) ### [4 Reasons Prospects Don't Engage With Content Marketing](https://www.liftenablement.com/blog/4-reasons-prospects-dont-engage-with-content-marketing) Creating content takes a tremendous amount of time and resources. So there’s nothing more... [![](https://www.liftenablement.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Resources%20Page/internal-external-focus.png?width=352&name=internal-external-focus.png) ](https://www.liftenablement.com/blog/is-the-focus-at-your-company-internal-or-external) ### [Is The Focus At Your Company Internal Or External?](https://www.liftenablement.com/blog/is-the-focus-at-your-company-internal-or-external) I’ve written, ad nauseam, that if companies want to be successful in today’s “Wisdom Age,” they... ### [The 10 Most Popular Fast Growth Posts of 2009](https://www.liftenablement.com/blog/the-10-most-popular-fast-growth-posts-of-2009) 2009 was a challenging year for many companies. It was one of the most rewarding for The Fast...