Podcast NYC: Welcome To The Beehive - Lesson Nine

“Change is coming in your life. Sometimes it comes quietly and sneaks up on you. Sometimes it bowls you over like a sudden storm. either way, change is coming, change is happening and you need to be ready to deal with it.”
- ROBERT J. SAFUTO

One of the central themes of this book is about preparation. Everything we do prepares us for a moment yet to come. Absorbing the knowledge in this book is preparation for something. You don’t know what it is yet, but it will be something. I once read somewhere that luck is the intersection of preparation and opportunity, and that’s why in this lesson I teach you THE POWER OF ANTICIPATION.

The power of anticipation is about being pro-active instead of re-active. Reactive people are always being caught by surprise, having to deal with unexpected situations that take away from productivity. Proactive people analyze situations, prepare for pitfalls and have a solid plan if those pitfalls should materialize. Think of it as saving for a rainy day, putting winter tires on your car late in the fall or saving a few dollars per month just in case. This is about an intellectual bank account that you can draw from when you need it most.

In this lesson I provide some personal antecdotes on anticipation. I also provide some real life, common sense business examples of the power of anticipation. As always there’s an exercise or two to sharpen your skills in this area. Take this lesson to heart and you’ll be ready for the next and very crucial lesson in this journey. more…

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Originally Posted on 2/27/2006 8:04:55 AM
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