There has been a change of plans!

While working on my business plan I realized that my current venture was not the way to accomplish my personal goals and those of the company - this was an exciting find.

This realization was exciting for the reason being that it created an opportunity for a change in direction; an opportunity to begin a new enterprise that will be more successful since I am already 75% there!

More proof that planning your venture carefully is the inevitable path to success.

Stay tuned...

One more from "The Drucker"
"General George C. Marshall followed Five Simple Decision Steps in making people decisions.

-First, Marshall carefully thought through the assignment. Job descriptions may last a long time, but job assignments change all the time.

-Second, Marshall always looked at several qualified people. Formal qualifications, such as those listed in a résumé, are no more than a starting point. Their absence disqualifies a candidate. However, the most important thing is that the person and the assignment fit each other. To find the best fit, you must consider at least three to five candidates.

-Third, Marshall studied the performance records of all three to five candidates to find what each did well. He looked for the candidate’s strengths. The things a person cannot do are of little importance; instead, you must concentrate on the things they can do and determine whether they are the right strengths for this particular assignment. Performance can only be built on strengths.

-Fourth, Marshall discussed the candidates with others who had worked with them. The best information often comes through informal discussions with a candidate’s former bosses and colleagues.

-Fifth, once the decision was made, Marshall made sure the appointee understood the assignment. Perhaps the best way to do this is to ask the new person to carefully think over what they have to do to be a success, and then, ninety days into the job,
have the person commit it to writing."

Source: www.druckerinstitute.com
The Essential Drucker
People Decisions
(Corpedia Online Program)

Planning My Way to Success!

I can't believe it took me so long to get going with my plan. For three years I knew that I needed to make a plan in order to achieve my goals. Do you decide to go to San Diego without knowing how to get there? Do you get in your car and drive hoping you will somehow end up in San Diego?

I am through with that - no more cruising for me without a destination and and a plan to get there. I have been heading in the right direction since I took the time to drive to San Jose at 3:00am and create a vision board then a couple of weeks later at Peete's Coffee in Walnut Creek I took 20 minutes to put it on paper as an outline with an objective.


I'M ON MY WAY!!!!!!



GOT A DESTINATION? - MAKE A PLAN! - GET THERE!



Let me finish with a little Peter Drucker:

"The best way to predict the future is to create it!"

"The critical question is not "How can I achieve?" but "What can I contribute?"

"Just go out and make yourself useful."

The Daily Drucker

I was gone but now I'm BACK! Let's get back on track with a dose of Drucker....

clipped from www.druckerinstitute.com When I published The Practice of Management, fifty years ago, that book made it possible for people to learn how to manage, something that up until then only a few geniuses seemed to be able to do, and nobody could replicate it. When I came into management, a lot of it had come out of the field of engineering. And a lot of it had come out of accounting. And some of it came out of psychology. And some more came out of labor relations. Each of those fields was considered separate, and each of them, by itself, was ineffectual. You can’t do carpentry, you know, if you have only a saw, or only a hammer, or if you have never heard of a pair of pliers. It’s when you put all of those tools into one kit that you invent. That’s what I did in large part in The Practice of Management. I made a discipline of it. Source: The Frontiers of Management

Last Day of the Year!!!

Well here it is - the last day of the year and I am excited!

2008 - this is the first year that I am totally prepared to take action and conduct business. The technology and resources are in place and my efforts to focus on planning are paying of. My focus is to do some hard core management and sales. The goal is to continue building on this momentum and hit my profit target.

Just gotta stick to the plan!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

The Final Drucker of the Year:

Information is what holds an organization together and information is what makes individual knowledge workers effective. Enterprises and individuals will have to learn what information they need and how to get it. They will have to learn how to organize information as their key resource.

In moving from data literacy to information literacy, you need to answer two principal questions: “What information does my enterprise need?” and “What information do I need?” To answer these questions you have to rethink:

• What your job is, and what it should be

• What your contribution is, or should be

• What the fundamentals are of your organization

You will need three different types of information, each with its own concepts. The three primary types of information are: external information, internal information, and cross-organizational information. Your success and the success of your organization depend upon getting these answers right.

Source: www.druckerinstitute.com
Management Challenges for the 21st Century
From Data to Information Literacy
(Corpedia Online Program)

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Still in Kauai

Last week I came to Kauai, Hawaii to attend the wedding of my financial adviser (Walter Chao) and was happy to meet his family, friends and other clients. Attending this event and getting to know Walter's family and friends made me realize that I am fortunate to have him on my team and feel a great deal of trust in his character and dedication.

At the wedding I met Walter's astrologer (Joyce Van Horn) who owns Partners in Healing in San Francisco. Does Walter consult with the stars before advising me? I don't know but his advice has been great so far. It was exciting to meet Joyce and learn that perhaps I should go see her and get an astrology reading for myself - it is all about planning after all.

It seems that getting a reading - although it does not predict the future - will assist me in my efforts to develop a solid plan. I will still strive to accomplish tasks accordingly however the stars may tell me when the optimal time is to implement plan items. I will look into it and use it a s another technique to keep me focused on finishing my business plan achieving my objectives.

What would the great management guru Peter Drucker say about this? He would say:

"The best way to predict the future is to create it!"
- Peter Drucker

What's the plan for today? Well the storm has passed and the sun is out so to the Westside I go - today I will spend the day hanging out at Polihale Beach Park. Polihale is the longest white sand beach in Hawaii - 14 miles of nothing but white sand.

There are so many things on my mind to accomplish and for the first time in my life I feel like I am definitely on the right track - just have to be prepared and that means having a plan!

Aloha!

Another Exciting Day!

So here I am planning and planning and then planning some more; how much more planning? Well I am beginning to see the plan starting to form and it is exciting to see that with minimal effort I am starting to "see the light" and I wonder - "what if I just focus a little more?" Humm????

This morning it is the marketing plan that is being worked on and it it is the TV advertising section of the plan that is in process. Just met with B. Martinez from our local cable company and it looks like I will be able to create a commercial for approximately $1,200 or less then depending on my monthly budget I can place it on as many channels and with as much frequency as I wish. Once I determine my monthly budget I will have them put a schedule together for me. B. Martinez suggests a saturation time of at least six weeks which is less than the 3 months I was estimating.

King of Solano Plan - that is my current plan for taking over Solano County and strengthening my roots while building wealth and having fun. The first steps involve:
1. Create "infomercial" starting in February.
2. Working from 10 - 12 every Tuesday and Thursday from my Fairfield office.
3. Canvassing Fairfield businesses from 1:00 to 5:00.

So that's it for now since it is time to work on some transactions.

Here are 20 quotes from Peter Drucker:

1. The critical question is not "How can I achieve?" but "What can I contribute?"
2. There is only one valid definition of business purpose: to create a customer. He alone gives employment.
3. It is easier to raise the performance of one leader than it is to raise the performance of a whole mass.
4. Leadership is not rank. It is responsibility.
5. An executive should be a realist; and no one is less realistic than the cynic.
6. You cannot prevent a major catastrophe, but you can build an organization that is battle-ready, where people trust one another. In military training, the first rule is to instill soldiers with trust in their officers -- because without trust, they won't fight.
7. Listening (the first competence of leadership) is not a skill, it is a discipline. All you have to do is keep your mouth shut.
8. It is easy to look good in a boom.
9. Luck never built a business. Prosperity and growth come only to the business that systematically finds and exploits its potential.
10. The one person to distrust is the one who never makes a mistake. Either he is a phony, or he stays with the safe, the tried, and the trivial.
11. There are keys to success in managing bosses. First, put down on a piece of paper a "boss list," everyone to whom you are accountable. Next, go to each person on the list and ask, "What do I do and what do my people do that helps you do your job?" And, "What do we do that makes your life more difficult?"
12. Workmanship is essential: In fact, an organization demoralizes itself if it does not demand of its members the highest workmanship.
13. A decision is a commitment to action. No decision has, in fact, been made until carrying it out has become somebody's responsibility.
14. It's much easier to sell the Brooklyn Bridge than to give it away. Nobody trusts you if you offer something for free.
15. The ultimate test of an information system is that there are no surprises.
16. Until a business returns a profit that is greater than its cost of capital, it does not create wealth -- it destroys it.
17. The question has to be asked -- and asked seriously -- "If we did not do this already, would we go into it now?" If the answer is no, the reaction must be "What do we do now?" Very often, the right answer is abandonment.
18. Freedom is not fun. It is a responsible choice.
19. One can't manage change. One can only be ahead of it.
20. Just go out and make yourself useful.

Source: 20 Reasons to Love Peter Drucker

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The best way to predict the future is to create it.
-Peter Drucker

Well back at work from Thanksgiving and I am ready to get the week started. Tomorrow will be the first meeting in our Fairfield office and I am really looking forward to it. Let's look back on this post in three years and then look around at our "permanent" office. Goal, done, set!