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The Mathematics of Success
Wow! Was I ever blown away today when viewing the video, “The Mathematics of Success” from Veit: http://www.bareknuckleproductivity.com
His formulas? They are:
GSF + URAS = OS, and FRAS – GSF = HSE
I won’t cheapen his excellent work by explaining the formulas when you can watch the good doctor himself explain why us success seekers often struggle with focus and staying on task.
I don’t know about you, but sometimes just understanding what is going on gives me that thread that I can begin pulling and tugging on until the entire problem is revealed and solved.
12 Rules of Survival
Sometimes you have to focus on survival before you can turn your attention to excellence.
One of the most stimulating and perceptive things I’ve read in some time is the “12 Rules of Survival” by Laurence Gonzales on his web site, deepsurvival.com
The author’s introduction reads:
Posted in Leadership, Office Musings
Tagged critical thinking, excellence, plan, planning, progress, success, survival
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What is a plan?
I love the quote in the header: “Planning is bringing the future into the present so you can do something about it now” (Alan Lakein). I especially like it because it captures the way in which a plan is kind of general. A plan gets us going in right direction, but leaves room for learning and making adjustments.
