Strategy

Strategy

Quote of the day

‘Strategy is the intelligent Science and Provocative Art of working together as a team to make life happier, peaceful, productive and loving. It employs several proven methods which includes being proactive, visionary and analytical.’

A very warm welcome to ALL my Dear Friends from around the world on this 23^rd day of March 2016. It is also our midweek. It is our mid-week analysis of our progress, our finesse and of our success. Get these three important phases of our lives in order and we will be ready to go. To maintain a fruitful strategy to long-term success there are key elements to put into place first. Firstly, we need to have a vision of today, tomorrow and for the rest of our life on planet Earth. To take this one step further we need to have a vision of our afterlife and of our quest to do better forever and ever. The second step is to remain proactive. Being proactive is to amalgamate previous experiences in life with new experiences in life. What was your previous experiences in life like? Was it good, bad or you cannot remember. Sadly, we have to try to remember. If it was good, then we need to maintain this standard. If it was bad, we need to recall these experiences and bring them to light to establish what went wrong and how can we correct it. Thirdly, we need to market our ideas not necessarily for resale like in a trade convention but rather for a weighed comprehension. If you live with your wife and your children, then your family members constitute your team. As a team you need to aim for a happier, peaceful, productive and loving life. To market your proposals for a happier, peaceful, productive and loving life every member of the team needs to understand your ideas. The next step is planning. If the team agrees, then the team needs to plan. Planning as a team makes workloads more divisible and doable. Strategy is definitely a Science and an Art that needs to be cultivated with perseverance and determination. Next comes the solution. Any action taken by any team member results in a solution. A team member does not act on their own. They work according to their agreed agenda. Put the dirt out. Cook the suggested menu. Wash the car. Each workload is a divisible and doable task, once completed a solution or a much needed result is created. Sometimes solutions do not turn out as planned. Therefore, the team needs to go back and review their plan of action. Every team member understands that they are in business. At the end of the day it is all about dollars and cents. Each team member understands the value of money and they understand about wastages, profit and time management. Management of one’s time is a vital strategy to survival in the modern world. Each team member must understand this and value every second that passes them. Analytical consensus should be a daily ritual. It creates conversation at the dinner table. It brings forth ideas. It looks at ways to improve on tomorrow and it brings value and support to the team as a whole. Do formulate a definite strategy in all areas of your life. Form a team and believe in each other. Collaborate when the need arises. Successful businesses work on similar models. They demonstrate with skill and they contemplate to avoid unnecessary bills. Be the greatest team in the world. Love one and another. Love what you do and love your life. Build on success. Let your success be rooted in a fertile soil of happiness, serenity and creativity. Settle for nothing less. Have a wonderful midweek. With best wishes from your eternal friend, Anthony.

The Positive Way

The Positive Way

Quote of the day

‘The strategy to succeed lies in The Positive Way. The Positive Way is a journey made by great men and women over the millenniums. They formulated a strategy that worked and passed it on from generation to generation.’

A graceful welcome to your weekend from me, Anthony Pan seated in my study at the crack of dawn creating Inspiration to pass onto you. I already met the weekend Inspiration in the mannerism that I spoke about earlier this month. It was a great feeling to be touched by Inspiration. From this early morning Inspiration, I am busy writing my article for you called ‘The Positive Way’. I have no idea of the content of the article at this point. What I do know is that it is going to be great, inspiring and motivating. Every article that I create for the day is fresh from the market of Inspiration. I always get up from bed with a written agenda created the previous day. I know what I have to do for the day and simply get on with it. By the end of the day I am generally accomplished and fulfilled. This is the mind-set that works for me and this is the mind-set that I like you to adopt. The Positive Way can be likened to a documentary of my daily routine. It is personal, but if it works for me then it is my duty to pass it on to you. Follow this methodology and you will see a vast difference in your output. I always believe that if you follow righteousness nothing will go wrong. Let us put this to a test for a period of 7 days. To anticipate a better tomorrow, we need to automate our daily grind today.

Bonus Quote

‘To anticipate a better tomorrow, we need to automate our daily grind today.’

What does this mean? Waking up to a new day without preparation can often lead you astray and make you totally unaccomplished and unfulfilled by the end of it. To anticipate a better tomorrow, you have to plan in advance today. Today is generally an automated day because you anticipated it yesterday. To create a better tomorrow always carry a piece of paper and a pen at hand, Donald Trump does it. On this piece of paper, you need to write down anything that is important. A meritocratic Goal Setter is always alert and ready to capture. Don’t use your mobile phone, unless you have to take a snapshot. If there is a new word, an image or an idea write it down. By the end of the day your little piece of paper will help you to write your agenda for tomorrow. Avoid evening meals that makes you feel bloated. This enables you to have a restful and peaceful sleep. Your body is at rest and your mind is constantly at work when you sleep. Your mind is grasping onto that little piece of paper conjuring the making of tomorrow. At the crack of dawn, you need to meet Inspiration with passion and desire before you do anything else. Relieve and cleanse yourself in the usual way thereafter. Head straight for the altar and start your early morning prayer. If time permits partake in some form of exercise to suit you. Before the end of the month I will grant you access to a series of recommended exercises to suit you. Don’t make any purchases on the internet. There are so many misconceptions out there, it is my duty to ensure that you are touched by the right conceptions. The next step is to read your daily agenda written the day before. Mentally you have an idea of what you need to do. Reading your agenda prompts you to take action in the approved way. Success comes from discipline. Discipline comes with practice. To succeed before the end of the day you need to apply Time Management and Self-Control. Time Management is about allocating specific timeslots in your day to a specific task. At the start of a specific task you need to apply your full and dedicated concentration on that task. This is Self-Control. You need to switch off from distractions and switch onto relevant actions. Turn off the TV, turn off the phone, close the door, open your mind, focus on the task, become professional and remain astute. Once the task is completed in the allocated time, highlight it with a highlighter in your memo. This actually empowers to do the next task. Switching off from distractions should never be without interactions. If you are distracted by your pet, your family member or a colleague, stop and unselfishly respond. Once you are finished with the distraction resume your task. It is advisable that before you start a task, ask. Inquire from your family, friends, colleagues and pets if they need you in the next hour. This helps because they know that you will be busy. Always remember to write on your piece of paper anything that will help make tomorrow a better day. Creating a better tomorrow starts today.  Before you retire you need to perspire, inquire, transpire and aspire. I call this the PITA effect. More about the PITA effect in a later instalment. Have a wonderful weekend, take good care and always live in anticipation. Thank you for reading ‘The Positive Way’. With love and best wishes from your eternal friend – Anthony PAN.

A SIP a day will guarantee you Success.

A SIP a day will guarantee you Success.

Quote of the day

‘To gain success on a daily basis you need to take a SIP a day. You need a Strategy, an Innovation followed by a Plan.’

Dear Friends, I want to share a secret with you today by confirming that success is not meant for a handful but has been designated for all including you and me. Textbooks are written to confuse you and make the ordinary seem extraordinary. Scientists take simplicity and turn it into complexity. Man will confuse the weak and the meek and tell lies upon lies to hoard treasure in a cove for himself. Today I want to tell you that you have the right to equality. You have the right to live fairly, comfortably and free from harm. You have the right to live onto 100 years of age and to pass over to a life of eternity. To be successful you need to follow successful people in your chosen category. Successful people have laid down a path for you to follow. I call tell if someone is successful because they are not selfish. They speak the truth. They will always confirm that you have a right to equality and they will always tell you that you are part of a race of 7 billion people working harmoniously together in a bluish planet not too far away from the Sun revolving around in an orbital path. They will tell you that you need to have a strategy or a method which you can tweak as per your requirements. They will tell you too that you cannot reinvent the wheel but you can modify it within certain parameters. When you hear words like this you know that you can trust the person that is uttering it. They will also tell you to be more innovative. Innovation is about originality. Yes, by all means follow the path of a successful person but do not mimic them. They say that Copycats often fail. This is partly true because when you mimic someone your enthusiasm soon wears out and therefore you abandon your dream or idea. You are you, unique and special in this world. You latched on to a strategy now go out and be yourself. If it is tennis that tickles a fancy in you than by all means follow the greats but remember you cannot become Federer or Nadal because they already exist. You need to be you, classified by your content and noted by your deliverance. Finally you need a Plan. A Plan is a roadmap of your day. It is your blueprint and differs from anyone else including family members. A plan can take different forms such as memos, diaries, agendas or worksheets. A plan ensures closure for the day. Let us summarise – We start off with a Strategy created by a Successful person to use as a template for the rest of our life. On this blank canvas or template we etch our instructions based on our innovation. Lastly we execute our ideas by sticking to a plan, written in our own handwriting and executed in a fair and just action. To gain success on a daily basis you need to take a SIP a day. You need a Strategy, an Innovation followed by a Plan.