Showing posts with label Michael McMillan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michael McMillan. Show all posts

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Don’t Get Boxed In


Motivational Power Quote

Don’t Get Boxed In
“Because most people prefer safe, predictable results, ‘proven’ maps
are usually handed out and followed closely. They are considered
objective, therefore making them easier to teach and establish  a
standard against which to measure. Without realizing it,
your thinking inside-the-box.”
Michael McMillian, American Actor, Writer


As I see it . . . . . . .                                                                    

Don’t get boxed in

At one time the ‘proven’ was the unknown . . . .

It wasn’t until someone tried to do what was previously unproven and succeed was it proven and became a fact.

Those that try to keep you in the box in your thinking . . . . box you into what is known or proven. They box you into the old and the safe in a business model and this become a one way ticket to the end of the line.

Many of the business failures that we are seeing today . . . . are business trapped into the thinking of doing it that way they have always done it. The business continues do the same way because it’s in their comfort zone.

Many businesses that are failing today because of old thinking . . . . is creating an enormous opportunity for the out of the box thinker.  Forward thinkers see the opportunity that change offers and look forward to find a way to make the most out of that change.

Forward thinkers think in terms of what can be . . . . not in what was . . . .

Open up your thinking . . . . and don’t get boxed in.

©2013 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Prepare For The What If Factor


Motivational Power Quote

Prepare For The What If Factor 
Successful teams address the ‘what if’ before they occur and
are prepared to take proper action should a problem arise.
Clear procedures improve productivity, increase efficiency
guesswork that can lead to unwise decisions. That’s why
the Blue Angels continually test and evaluate each
member’s procedural understanding.”
Scott Beare and Michael McMillan, authors


As I see it. . . . . . . .

Prepare for the what if factor

Life is a series of adjustments and changes. The person that prepares themselves for “the what if factor” in their lives is . . . . preparing themselves for success is a shifting business environment.


The what if factor; will move you from reacting to shifts to responding to shifts . . . . with planning and preparation.  When your prepared you increase your probability of success and . . . . reduces the stress levels in our life. You will also create a high degree of . . . . confidence in our actions.

In being prepared for the shifts in your life you will make far better decisions as result of your preparing for the shifts in advance. Reacting without preparation is . . . . a recipe for frustration and limited results.  

To prepare for the what if factor . . . .  is responding to the shifts in our life and your business with well thought out planning and preparation and responding with confidence.

©2013 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant, Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author