Unconventional Thinking

Most people do not think of themselves as investors, but in truth we all are. We have a limited set of resources to invest albeit time or cash. And we hope to generate a maximum return from it.

Therefore thinking about it carefully, the same principles applicable to investing is applicable to all areas of our lives e.g. investing your time in your family – how do you maximize the return of that time. Say you have an hour to spend with your family, would you rather watch TV or do something memorable together? Thoughts?

Having looked at several training plans for the half marathon, I have locked on the one I am going to follow.

No more BS’ing around, if I am going to make this event, I need to kick it into high gear. And if you want to see what program I am following go here.

 

~S

Discovered this article from the site of an interesting leadership analyst company - http://dilenschneider.com/

1. Project a sense of calm

2. Take early and decisive action (On personnel)

3. Ensure the information you get is accurate

4. Manage yourself first

More valuable is the report on major trends that is the published on this site and the current one is the 39th edition.

1. HOW YOU THINK IS EVERYTHING – Always be positive. Think success not failure. Beware of negative environment.

2. DECIDE UPON YOU TRUE DREAMS AND GOALS – Write down your specific goals and develop a plan to reach them.

3. TAKE ACTION – Goal are nothing without action. Don’t be afraid to get started. Just do it.

4. NEVER STOP LEARNING – Go back to school or read books. Get training and acquire skills.

5. BE PERSISTENT AND WORK HARD – Success is a marathon not a sprint. Never give up.

6. LEARN TO ANALYZE DETAILS –  Get all the facts, all the inputs. Learn from your mistakes.

7. FOCUS YOUR TIME AND MONEY – Don’t let other people or things distract you.

8. DON’T BE AFRAID TO INNOVATE; BE DIFFERENT – Following the herd is a sure way to mediocrity.

9. DEAL AND COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE EFFECTIVELY – No person is an island. Learn to understand and motivate others.

10. BE HONEST AND DEPENDABLE; TAKE RESPONSIBILITY – Otherwise, Numbers 1-9 won’t matter.

1) Drive

2) Persuasion

3) Perception

4) Strong ego need to win

5) Respond to failure with optimism

6) Confidence in your own ability

7) Know what you inability will permit you to do (know your limitation)

8) Plan strategy and measure performance continually

9) Short term view when measuring performance and Long term view when measuring success

10) Final destination is clear, measurable, specific in time quality and quantity values

11) Immediately accurate and objectively urgent in all deliberations

12) Choose people to assist them with the strength they do not have to fill in the gaps