Thursday, May 19, 2011

Little things are important

Before reading my comments on today’s blog, click on the video and watch it. Follow it’s instructions for it will teach you a valuable lesson. It only takes a minute.



Many times we cannot see the forest because of the trees. There are times when something is right in front of us but because we are asking the wrong question, looking for something which is not there or is there but we are blinded and we could miss out on something very important.

When deciding if our idea or concept can work, many times we can be blinded because of the excitement or blinded because of a preconceived notion. If we get too excited or we believe something which might be untrue, we might miss the gorilla in the room. One of the reasons it is so important to make a written business plan is to look at all the good and bad. Knowing where we are going, how to get there and not taking short cuts is important.

A friend of mine wanted to start a small business very bad. He had a good idea, but he did not follow the plan I had suggested for him. He jumped 4 steps ahead without taking the steps in between. He failed. If he would have done steps 2 and 3 he would probably have succeeded for he had a great idea.

Paying attention to detail, following our plan without skipping ahead, can be the difference between success and failure. Knowing if there is a gorilla in the room or if the color of the drapes is changing could be a game changer.

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