Strategic Discipline Blog

“In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Topics: Strategic Planning, 3-5 year plan, OUTTHINK THE COMPETITION, Outthinker Process, Event or Process, Simon Sinek

As an E-Myth Coach (Licensed coach for Michael Gerber’s The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It) for ten years, I quickly recognized in small businesses there were often two kinds of business owners: Objective and those who were Subjective.

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Topics: Balanced Priorities, Process/Productivity Drivers, People/Relationship Drivers, Counter balance, Relationships and Productivity

Ryan Holiday’s The Obstacle is the Way interweaves stories from great historical people sharing stoic disciplines, and three critical steps to overcoming obstacles.

The steps begin with how we look at our specific problems, our attitude or approach; then the energy and creativity with which we actively break them down and turn them into opportunities; finally, the cultivation and maintenance of an inner will that allows us to handle defeat and difficulty.

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Topics: Execution, See Crisis as Opportunity, Perception, Action, Will Disciplines, Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle Is the Way, Forecasting, Super Bowl LII

Have you ever known someone who took traffic signals personally?

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Topics: Execution, See Crisis as Opportunity, Perception, Action, Will Disciplines, Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle Is the Way, Forecasting

“The Things which hurt, instruct.” ~ Benjamin Franklin

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Topics: See Crisis as Opportunity, Perception, Action, Will Disciplines, Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle Is the Way, Forecasting

Would you like to cure your procrastination?

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Topics: performance, Execution, human behavior performance, Performance Management, Productive Procrastination, Procrastination

Can Procrastination actually be productive?

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Topics: consistently execute, Execution, Adam Grant, Originals, Productive Procrastination, Procrastination, Destructive Procrastination

"It's not how good you are now; it's how good you're going to be that really matters,"

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Topics: Top Priority, Coach Advisor, Business Priorities, Goal Achievment, Coaching

Have you heard the term, The Greater Fool?

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Topics: Customer Feedback, Execution, Qualitative Customer Feedback, Social Media, Mistakes

Sports figures often make a lot of money speaking to businesses about their achievements, the work, preparation and dedication to get there.

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Topics: planning, Strategic Planning, preparation, Art of War, Super Bowl LII