Posts Tagged ‘winning’

A great venture can not be built on the shoulders of just one highly talented and motivated entrepreneur.  Not matter what the business, it will not scale in any fashion without a team of the right people leading it forward.
“Individually, we are one drop.  Together, we are an ocean.”
– Ryunosuke Satoro
It is astounding to me to [...]

Ignorance is your opportunity!  It may sound strange, but it is true. 
Before clarifying what this statement means, let’s look at two viewpoints on the word ignorance and then provide context for the above statement. 
One viewpoint is where ignorance is viewed as a state of mind that comes from lack of knowledge or desire to explore [...]

We all know by looking at our surrounding housing structures that a foundation is important for any lasting functionality during changing conditions.  The foundation is the lowest supporting layer of any physical structure.  It is also a supporting layer for any organizational structure.  It could be argued that the foundation of an organizational structure is [...]

Verne Harnish, The Growth Guy, mentioned the importance of the proper mindset for growing your business in his July 16, 2010 blog post.  He references John Warrillow’s book, Built to Sell, which provides 8 Steps for Creating a Sellable Firm.  While I haven’t seen the list yet, I imagine the mindset that this list helps [...]

“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 [...]

Over the last year, there has been great deal discussion and dialogue about the number of hours of practice it takes to achieve mastery.  This general public conversation began because of Malcolm Gladwell’s latest bestseller, Outliers.  In it, he wrote “the emerging picture from such studies is that ten thousand hours of practice is required [...]

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 [...]

In its 2010 March Madness Report, Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., estimates employers could lose as much as $1.8 billion in unproductive wages during the first week of the NCAA basketball tournament.  That is a significant number! 
However, during these first few days of the tournament, March Madness and productive business do not have to be [...]

The day that will change your life forever and take you from occasionally thriving to thriving at all time is the turning point.  The turning point occurs when you fundamentally embrace a new approach to all your challenges and opportunities.  2010 provides the perfect circumstances for people to arrive at this day and make the [...]

The Alabama Crimson Tide won the BCS National Championship by beating the Texas Longhorns 37 to 21 at the Rose Bowl.  I was a few minutes from turning the game off and heading to bed when the Texas Longhorns began to rally in the second half of the ballgame.  Although the final score was decisive, the [...]