The Plan
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All I wanted to do was impress a girl.
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Here I am, FOUR YEARS LATER, sleeping a mattress on the floor of a bedroom studio that doubles as acoustic wall treatment when I’m recording, mixing, and mastering...
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At this point I can’t even remember which girl I was trying to impress in the first place!😂
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But I do remember I had a plan. A goal. A worthy goal, in fact.
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That worthy goal has not changed, nor will it ever change:
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“Earn a living to support myself and my family by sharing an intimate, emotional connection with you through the magic of music...”
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That, to me, is an achievable goal. And it’s a goal worthy of achievement.
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I’ve witnessed business leaders be successful and also fail miserably when it comes to setting goals.
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Do you remember the scene from “A Beautiful Mind” when the plan was to ignore the super attractive woman in the bar?
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Neither do I.😏
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But the premise always stuck with me.
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To paraphrase, “The best results come when we simultaneously do what is best for us AND the group.”
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I think too often corporate goals fail to take into consideration what is simultaneously best for employees, customers, and the company.
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In essence, one group is ALWAYS going to get shafted if worthy goals are not carefully and deeply considered from a wide range of differing perspectives prior to implementation.
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Of the 4 functions of management I referred to in my last post, I spend probably 55-60% of the entire time in the planning phase.
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I make sure the direction I want to go is on the right path to achieve my worthy goal.
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In this way, I’ve found I can more quickly adjust to meet challenges, both anticipated and unseen, as they arise.
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What is your worthy goal?
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It’s perfectly okay to spend more than a day preparing the course that will lead you safely to your destination.
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Better to remain in the harbor until fully supplied than prematurely starve at sea.
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After all... this is the journey of a lifetime.
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