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Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans.

Peter Drucker

When a subject becomes totally obsolete we make it a required course.
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Education Important
Entrepreneurship is neither a science nor an art. It is a practice.
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Art Entrepreneur Practice Science
One cannot hire a hand – the whole man always comes with it.
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Business Hands Man Oneself
Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.
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Goodness Planning
It takes far more energy and work to improve from incompetence to mediocrity than it takes to improve from first-rate performance to excellence.
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Excellence Improvement
Intelligence, imagination, and knowledge are essential resources, but only effectiveness converts them into results.
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Imagination Intelligence Result
A person can perform only from strength. One cannot build performance on weakness, let alone on something one cannot do at all.
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Alone Person Strength Weakness
Results are obtained by exploiting opportunities, not by solving problems.
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Opportunity Problem Result
Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.
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Action Deep Inspirational Quiet Reflection
A decision without an alternative is a desperate gambler’s throw.
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Choice Decision
A well-managed factory is boring. Nothing exciting happens in it because the crises have been anticipated and have been converted into routine.
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Business Excitement
Trying to predict the future is like trying to drive down a country road at night with no lights while looking out the back window.
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Drive Future Light Night Road
History has been written not by the most talented but by the most motivated.
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History Motivational Talent Writing
A man should never be appointed to a managerial position if his vision focuses on people’s weaknesses rather than on their strengths. The man who always knows exactly what people cannot do, but never sees anything they can do, will undermine the spirit of his organization.
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Focus Man People Spirit Strength Vision Weakness
People who don’t take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year.
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Mistake People Risk
1. What is our mission? 2. Who is our customer? 3. What does the customer value? 4. What are our results? 5. What is our plan?
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Customer Mission Ourselves Planning Result

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