Proverbs 21:5 (NLT) Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.
Shortcuts in life, and in business, are doomed to certain poverty. Do you believe that?
In our culture, diligence is out. Blatant self-promotion, even looking silly, is in. Looking for the shortcuts has become the grist of reality TV and a way of American life. Planning has become confused with scheming, alliances, lying, quick decisions, "winning" at all costs.
Howard Shultz, founder of Starbucks, relates, “A phrase used by one of the most organized and successful companies I ever worked for….Proper planning and preparation prevents poor performance!"
Planning, preparation, performance, prosperity - No short cuts in that list!
On whom do you depend when planning? What defines your prosperity?
Copyright ©2009 by P. Griffith Lindell
Thursday, May 21, 2009
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1 comment:
Great blog. It reminds me of one of my favorite quotes: "Luck is preparation meeting opportunity."
Gregg
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