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Doing vs Understanding

There is an enormous disconnect between understanding and doing.  One huge false assumption is that if people understand, then they will do.  That's not true.  Most of us understand, we just don't do.   #personaldevelopment

Change

Regret is one of the most powerful feelings that cause us to change.   #change

Strategy

If the tactics don't work, the strategy doesn't matter.   #strategy

Wealth

Wealth is a state of mind not a bank balance.   #personaldevelopment 

Strategy

Clear premises enable clear thinking.  In strategic planning, assumptions are our premises, and it's hard to think clearly without good ones.   #strategy

Change Initiatives

How do you get people on board?  Involve them.  Get their fingerprints all over the plan.  People who feel bypassed become obstacles down the road.  #change

Understanding vs Doing

There's a difference between understanding and doing.  Just because people understand what to do doesn't ensure they will actually do it.  Desire drives doing.  

Strategy

Strategy should be corrected immediately when its underlying assumptions don't play out.  But that's hard to do when you don't know what your assumptions are.  #strategy 

Goals

Without a clear goal, you don't even know when you've failed.   #goals

Curious Over Smart

Being curious is better than being smart.  Being motivated and curious counts for more than being smart because it leads to action.  Being smart will never deliver results on its own because it doesn't get you to act.  It is desire, not intelligence, that prompts behavior.   #personaldevelopment