When should I start my business? When will I have all the information I need to begin? Answer? Never. You have to start with what you have. In this video, I share a very smart observation that Rajesh Setty made about getting started in business. You don’t always need to have 4 legs to make a table; sometimes 3 will do. Confused? Watch the video.

Getting Things Done Now: How To Find A Second Reason To Do Anything Important

Getting Things Done: How To Find A Second Reason To Do Anything Important

Rajesh Setty gets it. To find a second reason to do anything important:

1. Remove the legs (reasons) for NOT pursuing your dreams. The more legs (reasons) you remove, easier it is to break the resistance (topple the table) to pursue the dream.

2. Start finding legs (reasons) for pursuing your passion. The more legs (reasons) you find, the stronger the conviction (table) to pursue the dream.
Taking up his point, my religious teacher once said to us, ‘it’s not the hand you’ve been dealt that matters, but how you play your hand.’

It’s your attitude towards setbacks, circumstances, friction and conflicts that matters. Approach these in the right way and you can see how to overcome these obstacles and get closer to your true goals.

Taking up his point, my religious teacher once said to us, ‘it’s not the hand you’ve been dealt that matters, but how you play your hand.’

It’s your attitude towards setbacks, circumstances, friction and conflicts that matters. Approach these in the right way and you can see how to overcome these obstacles and get closer to your true goals.

What do you think?

How do you work past your obstacles? What reasons do you use? What justifications do you see in your own thinking? Please share below.

Doyle Slayton gives two tips to keep you winning against your fiercest competitor. First , remember what makes you different and why is that better? And secondly create opportunity around your competitor’s weakness? ‘There is no room to be timid.  Be professionally aggressive and crush the competition!” Do you think this is true?

2 Ways to Outsell Your Fiercest Competitor!

Now, this makes sense up to a point. But:

1. While it’s important to be aggressive in the pursuit of business (we all need to eat, right?), I’d try to avoid appearing aggressive.
2. Aggressive types tend to intimidate others; their energy tends to be negative charged.
3. Stay focused, know your enemy, and use your charm… as aggressively as possible, of course.

Doyle is here 2 Ways to Outsell Your Fiercest Competitor!

What do you think?

How aggressive is aggressive? Where do you draw that line?

Action Plan Template – Responsibility Matrix

Originally uploaded by Tech Writer Boy

Anyone looking for an Action Plan template might be interested in this tutorial and template pack.

An Action Plan is a summary of what you are going to accomplish in your business over a specified period of time.

Use this template to:

1. Scope the big picture - Outline what you want to accomplish with objectives, budget, time and tie each deliverable to an action step.

2. Break out smaller tasks – Assign tasks to team members. Consider the deadlines in terms of allocating resources.

3. Create a list of action steps - For each task, prepare a list of to-dos ranked in sequential order.

4. Prioritize – Some steps are more important that others. Prioritize steps based on deadline, task, and the number of steps remaining.

5. Communicate - Circulate the plan to team members that have been assigned tasks.

6. Complete deadlines on time - Estimate when tasks will be finish based on the rate of action step completion.

7. Track results – Evaluate performance and implement continuous monitoring procedures to ensure the project stays on track.

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