Business 101 - Things that were taught to me.

In business, it's not just about making moves. Your moves have to have an END RESULT. In other words, are these moves MOVING towards your goal? People make moves everyday for YEARS and is still not close to their GOAL. Make your moves count and make sure they are going towards your GOAL. Another thing I learned is the TIMING of making moves. Timing is as important or sometimes even more important then the moves itself. Knowing when to make the move is a skill that we all must definitely learn to be successful. Making a move too early can ruin everything. Making a move too late can result in a missed opportunity. TIMING is very important. Like a batter swinging for the ball, the swung has to be made in the right time to maximize not only hitting the ball but to increase the chances of the batter getting to base...or even better...getting a HOMERUN. Then it's about knowing where to HIT the ball. Meaning, knowing which move to make. That's a whole different beast within itself and probably takes the longest to master.

Another skill to learn is setting things up. In business terms "Positioning". Putting things in the right places so when the TIME comes for you to MOVE in a direction, it's already set up. Some people, visionaries, are so good at POSITIONING that the opportunity goes to them. The visionaries that mastered this, can also control WHEN the opportunity goes to them. When it does, it's all set because everything is positioned for the next step. Position is not necessarily making a "move" but setting things up for the "move". This is another IMPORTANT skill to learn.

Patience but knowing when to strike. Like a Lion looking for a meal. They are patient, POSITIONING themselves to make the MOVE. But they will wait. Plot out exactly how they are going to strike. Watch. Analyze. When the TIME is right, they will make the MOVE and don't stop until they EAT! If they are not positioned right, if they make the move to early or too late, if their timing is off, they just lost out on a meal.

There are several components. These are just a few that were taught to me by business executives. I'm fortunate enough to not only hear about it, but I seen how it was done. I received hands on visual training on how to EXECUTE a game plan. Some were fast and some took years. One of the biggest things I learned was the ability to ADAPT. But that will be on another blog.