Posts Tagged ‘action’

“I learned to embrace risk, as long as it was well thought out and, in a worst-case scenario, I’d still land on my feet.”
– Eli Broad
Great ventures not only have basic plans to start them on a great course for their journey but they also develop master plans for ultimate success early on in their [...]

“In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.”
– Dwight D. Eisenhower
In all things, planning serves a purpose.  The purpose in NOT to develop perfect plans!  It is to channel and challenge your advance worrying.  It is to work through your thoughts and ideas on what is possible.  [...]

The starting point, or turning point, for all great ventures occurs at the intersection of passion, vision, opportunity, and uncommon offering.  You can have a good venture without all four components.  However, in order to create or have a great venture, you must nail each component.
Passion is the fuel of your enterprise.  It gets you [...]

Change and complexity, in both our work and personal lives, is increasing at accelerated rates with each passing day.  Thus, we not only have to be grounded in great personal and work habits but our habits much evolve and improve to deal with the accelerating change and complexity.  Otherwise, the accelerating change and complexity will [...]

When you find this valuable entrepreneurial business resource, you will reap immediate and lasting benefits.  That is why your competition wants you to think you don’t need it or make sure you don’t find it.  It is a hidden asset that your elite peers and competition would rather keep quiet.  It is something that your [...]

It is not possible to be fearless in action if you do not accept temporary failure as a part of the process.  There will always be too much fear associated with your action when you try to avoid failure in moving forward.   No success path comes with all the answers already provided.  You must take [...]

Forethought as ACTION is a strategy, not just a tactic.  Yes, you need to make forethought as ACTION a part of your tactical efforts to maximize the value of your actions each day.  However, forethought as ACTION is a strategy for maximizing what’s currently available to you in a dynamically changing world while also influencing [...]

Today’s article is in honor of the great Presidents in U.S. history as we get ready to celebrate President’s Day on Monday.  THEY DARED TO THRIVE – WILL YOU?
It is not what happens “out there” that will determine your level of success in this world.  Instead, it is your attitude, mental approach, and physical actions [...]

Today is a sad day in Columbus, OH as we mourn the loss of a very special person who has survived and thrived with an abundance of grace during the last 11 years.  Stefanie Spielman lost her battle with cancer yesterday and many people are suffering from broken hearts today.  She has touched so many [...]

“The essence of the process is to get the right people engaged in vigorous dialogue and debate, infused with the brutal facts and guided by QUESTIONS formed by the three circles.”
– Jim Collins
Last time I discussed the importance of asking the right questions in pursuing excellence in college football when I compared four prominent football [...]