What Do You Do When You Hit a Bump in the Road? - Smart Business Thinking
During a luncheon talk, I was
presenting a concept that I found from my experience a powerful cornerstone of success “We Become
What We Think About Every Day". At the Q&A, a
participant asked “What do you do when you hit a bump in the road?”
A strategic plan is based on a clearly-defined
end objective - Vision. In my experience, the one element that is etched in
stone is the vision. There have been times when I set a vision and during the
journey uncovered a milestone I had overlooked.
When I had a
vision to be VP
Treasurer I had
identified a specific job as a milestone to my objective. Arriving at that
point in time, I hit a bump in the road - the job had been eliminated. But the
vision was still intact so I movedI on to the next milestone.
Bottom Line?
The key is to establish a crystal
clear vision. Secondly, set up a system that keeps you focused daily on the outcome. When running into an unexpected hiccup a bump in the road will be only that – a
bump in the road.
Jim is an
expert business coach and a respected advisor to management and financial
executives. He draws on his long-term business leadership background to help
CEOs grow revenue, increase profits, improve performance.
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