The art of thinking ahead - reverse engineering, anticipation; begin with the end in mind

Be better than before, than yesterday...

You cant be reactive, you must plan ahead and anticipate ahead.   Some say that to know the future, you cant wait for it, YOU MUST CREATE IT.

Its like chess game.   As beginner, you select one move which you think will beat the opponent;   a pro will think of 3 to 5 moves the other party will make to beat you.   Thus you need chessboard type of thinking.    You should get paid for the 2nd third 3rd order thinking.    Predict what the counter move of your boss, and other internal and external factors.  

Anticipate.    Be proactive.  Reaction will not get you far

The idea is to reverse engineer the whole process -  the goal setting, of what you want to be.

In most companies, to follow this rule, you have to create the final press release for the launch.  You have to establish with microscopic clarity 1.  how to remove the pain, 2.  how the product willl be outstanding.  

The amateurs will not be able to do this:

1.  This involves two things:

      1.  The planning part

      2   The reality of execution.

Business reality will tear down your plan:   competitors, the regulators,  your own board that changes its mind....

Think long term

Should making wealth be the only reason a man a man desiring success work hard for?

Be better than before, than yesterday...

It would seem so that is why men franntically study hard, put up businesses, run for govt offices -  to be wealthy, wealthier than others, grandiously wealthier than others.  It would seem to be the only definition that men have for success -  to make and accumulate more money.

However that seems to be a dangerous purpose, and serves as a reason why the statement that money is the root of all evil is relevant.   Hence corruption, crimes become a byproduct of that sense of mission to accumulate wealth

This post suggests as others have been saying that our real purpose is to advance humanity.  To make a better world,  To make a dent in the universe.   

We exist for others.  We must discover our gift, cultivate it sharpen it and use this for the benefit of others.  That is why Buffett, the wife of Bezos, the founder of Duty Free, Bill Gates do nothing except to give away their wealth.  Harrison Ford bought a  USD 30 million, hospital for the benefit of the poor people

Our politicians our country leaders here think it is their mission to plunder and steal trillions of taxes.   They should go to jail...

Give man power and wealth - this is the best way to test him/her

Be better than before, than yesterday...

That is what sages say.

I gave an understudy the title of chief, and made him incorporate  for the pupose of wealth accumulation.  Howver one of the core staff, a founder also found himself without shares and was complaining that he could be left out  with no share in the founding of the firm, while he was doing all the hard pioneering work.    He long have asked him to clarify this and said he would not fool anyone.  

But when time passes by, everything said is forgotten and when everything passes, agreements in the past are forgotten and memories dim.

I was witness to a family drama where a son said a car dealership was bequeathed to him by the mama.  But in the end the elder brother showed the articles of incorporation which did not show anything of that sor..

Can people be trusted to keep their word,  and or that the incident all ready told me everything about the understudy?

A lot more has to be done in terms of self development

Be better than before, than yesterday...

I have a business protege whom I thought will inherit the knowledge about business.  But I noticed some weaknesses that need to be addrressed:

     1. He seeks and wait for permission.   He constantly needs to be followed up;

     2. He threfore needs reassurance and instruction, and hesitates when problem comes up;

     3.  He lacks focus and seems to be as a young person concerned with many other things:   avocation,

          friends;

    4.  He needs a lot of things to understand more in business.

I hope and pray he will improve further