I thought that this quote from a blog by Keith McFarland, author of The Breakthrough Company, is simple, yet powerful in it focus:
Take 10 minutes right now and ask yourself, 'What one thing should I do tomorrow that will have the biggest positive impact, on my business?' And then don't stop until it is done.In context, the quote was meant to provide a start on compressing your own strategy cycle time to help cope with the "perilous times." But I can take this same question and provide focus in other areas as well. "What one thing should I do tomorrow that will have the biggest positive impact on my sales . . . on my family . . . on my team?"
The focus comes in several ways. First, the call is to determine the one thing that can be done. Second, it is personal, for it ask for the one thing that I can do. Third it is immediate. I take the 10 minutes right now and the action begins tomorrow. compress your own strategy cycle time. Lastly, it is persistent, don't stop until it is done.
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