Life's Strategy

PART II: FIVE PARTS TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE’S STRATEGY

2025-02-09T20:49:00.000-05:00

PART 2: LEARN TO MAKE A BETTER DECISION

Feeling bad after making a decision doesn't mean it was the wrong decision. You just have to learn from it to make a better decision next time around.

"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing." – Theodore Roosevelt

Every decision carries an inherent risk of regret. However, negative emotions following a choice often stem from fear of the unknown or the immediate outcomes rather than the decision itself. For example, choosing to leave a secure job for a passion-driven career can induce anxiety initially, but it might lead to greater fulfillment in the long run.

Practically, reflect on decisions with a growth mindset. If you decide to start a business and it fails, analyze what went wrong. Did you underestimate the market demand? Was the pricing strategy flawed? Use these lessons to improve your future ventures. Understanding that every choice is a learning opportunity transforms regret into wisdom.

Regret often clouds our judgment post-decision, leading to self-doubt. However, the discomfort of poor outcomes can be a valuable teacher.

Practical Example: A student chooses a college major they later feel unfulfilled by. Initially, they may regret their decision, but upon reflection, they identify the aspects they dislike and pivot to a more aligned career path, such as switching from accounting to marketing. The initial decision wasn’t inherently wrong; it simply offered clarity on their true interests.

"The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision." – Maimonides

Suggested ways to Improve:

Write Down the Decision-Making Process: Document why you made the choice at the time. This will help you see that you made the best decision with the information available. For example: A manager hires a candidate who underperforms. Reviewing the hiring process helps them refine future selections.
Reframe Mistakes as Learning Opportunities: Instead of dwelling on failure, ask, “What did I learn?” For example: An investor loses money in a risky stock. Instead of quitting, they study market trends to make smarter investments.
Seek Feedback: Talk to mentors or colleagues about your decision to gain insights on how to improve. For example: A marketing team launches an unsuccessful ad campaign but collects customer feedback to refine their next attempt.
Adopt a Growth Mindset: View every decision as part of a learning journey rather than a final verdict on your capabilities. For example: An athlete loses a race but uses the experience to train harder and refine their technique for the next competition.

Key Takeaways

Use regret as a stepping stone to something better and fantastic. Analyze the outcomes, extract lessons, and make more informed decisions in the future. Regret is natural, but it should be used as a tool for growth rather than a source of self-doubt. Feeling bad after a decision doesn’t mean it was wrong—it means you care about making better choices in the future.

"It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped." – Tony Robbins

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PART I: FIVE PARTS TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE’S STRATEGY

2024-12-31T21:24:00.003-05:00

PART 1: FIVE PARTS TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE’S STRATEGY

"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions." - Dalai Lama

Happiness is not the absence of problems. It’s the ability to deal with them and try to overcome them.

Problems are an inevitable part of life. However, the key to happiness lies not in avoiding challenges but in developing resilience to confront and resolve them. Consider the example of Helen Keller, who was blind and deaf from a young age. Instead of succumbing to despair, she learned to communicate and eventually became an advocate for people with disabilities, a writer, and an activist. Her life exemplifies the transformative power of perseverance.

Practically, cultivating this mindset involves embracing a problem-solving attitude. For instance, if you face financial difficulties, rather than feeling overwhelmed, break the problem into manageable steps: create a budget, reduce unnecessary expenses, and seek additional income opportunities. Happiness emerges from knowing that you have the tools and determination to navigate through life’s adversities.

Happiness often eludes those who equate it with a life devoid of problems. However, life inevitably brings challenges, and true contentment stems from our ability to face and manage them effectively. Happiness is an active pursuit and not a passive state. It requires conscious effort and mindful choices. Focus on the importance of inner alignment and integrity for true happiness. When our thoughts, words, and actions are consistent, we experience a sense of peace and fulfillment.

"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." - Mahatma Gandhi

Practical Example:

Consider an entrepreneur launching a startup. They encounter hurdles like funding shortages, market competition, and operational issues. Instead of succumbing to despair, they adopt problem-solving strategies, like networking to secure investors, analyzing competitors to refine their offerings, and streamlining processes to cut costs. Over time, their resilience and resourcefulness lead to business success, demonstrating that happiness comes not from a lack of difficulties but from overcoming them.

Key Takeaway:

When faced with problems, adopt a growth mindset. View challenges as opportunities to learn and grow rather than obstacles to happiness.

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Invest in Yourself

2024-11-21T01:11:00.000-05:00

“Those Who Keep Learning, Will Keep Rising In Life.” —Charlie Munger

The greatest investment you can ever make is in yourself. This is where the highest potential dividends lie. Yet, for many, self-investment is a low priority. Why? Because it's often accompanied by excuses—claims of insufficient time or money to pursue what truly matters or what could propel them to the next level in life.

This mindset often creates a cycle: waiting for the "right time" or resources that never seem to materialize. As a result, many people delay actions that could align with their purpose, bring them happiness, and enhance their quality of life.

To break this cycle, we must make a conscious effort to define our purpose. Understanding your purpose helps clarify your goals and objectives. When you know what you truly want, you're far more likely to find a way to achieve it or learn how to get there.

Why wait for tomorrow, which may never come? Take action now!

One of my favourite quotes captures this sentiment perfectly:

"Upon the plains of HESITATION lie the bleached bones of countless millions who, on the threshold of victory, sat down to wait—and in waiting, they died.” - Author Unknown

Eliminate unreasonable and unwise excuses—take action now to improve your life. Why wait until your health deteriorates to care for your physical, mental, and emotional well-being? Why wait until your financial situation worsens to address it? Why wait for a tooth fairy to remind you to brush your teeth?

You have the power of free will and choice. Use it to start making positive changes now! The only way to truly appreciate an achievement is to take purposeful action—whether it's in your career, finances, health, personal growth, or overall life.

Most of us aspire to success. To achieve it, we must strive for holistic well-being across our physical, mental, and spiritual dimensions. This requires identifying your purpose, practicing unwavering discipline, and embracing determination to pursue your goals—all while respecting the rights of others.

Most experts and great leaders agree that leaders are made, not born, and that they are made through their own drive for learning and self-improvement. —Carol S. Dweck

Never stop investing. Never stop improving. Never stop doing something new. —Bob Parsons

"Your desire to change must be greater than your desire to stay the same." - Author Unknown

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Confront and Surmount Challenges to Improve Life’s Strategy - Part 5

2023-12-14T21:42:00.000-05:00

“Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.” —Orison Swett Marden

Most of us want to be successful. Hence, to achieve success we must strive for comprehensive well-being in our physical, mental, and spiritual dimensions. It involves identifying your life's purpose, upholding unwavering discipline, and embracing an unyielding determination to achieve your goals while respecting the rights of others.

Determination: A student who faces financial challenges but is determined to pursue higher education works multiple part-time jobs, studies tirelessly, and eventually graduates with honours.

An athlete who suffers a major injury but is determined to make a comeback spends months in physical therapy, adheres to a strict training regimen, and competes at a higher level than before.

"Determination is the wake-up call to the human will." - Anthony Robbins

Discipline: An entrepreneur adheres to a daily schedule, allocating specific hours for work, exercise, and family time to ensure productivity and work-life balance.

A writer commits to a daily writing routine, setting aside distractions and maintaining a consistent schedule to complete a novel.

"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment." - Jim Rohn

Drive for Success: A business professional aspires to climb the corporate ladder and consistently takes on challenging projects, pursues additional training, and seeks leadership roles to advance in their career.

An artist with a dream of showcasing their work worldwide actively participates in art exhibitions, markets their creations, and continuously seeks opportunities to expand their audience.

"Your desire to change must be greater than your desire to stay the same." - Unknown

These examples illustrate how determination, discipline, and a strong drive for success can lead individuals to overcome obstacles and achieve their goals in various aspects of life.

Therefore, to attain holistic success in body, mind, and spirit, determine your purpose, maintain unwavering discipline, and harness the relentless drive (called the 3Ds: Determination, Discipline, Drive) to see it through without violating the rights of others. Additionally, consistently nurture the right ABE (Attitude, Behaviour, Enthusiasm) within yourself.

"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful." - Albert Schweitzer

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Confront and Surmount Challenges to Improve Life’s Strategy - Part 4

2023-10-29T22:30:00.001-04:00

"Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood." - Helen Keller

The recurring lessons that challenge you will persist until you glean wisdom from them. Imagine a person named Lisa who has a tendency to trust people too easily, often leading to betrayal and disappointment in her relationships. Despite several painful experiences, Lisa continues to trust new acquaintances quickly, hoping for the best.

The recurring lessons of betrayal and disappointment in her relationships persist in Lisa's life because she hasn't yet gleaned the wisdom from these experiences. It's as if life is presenting her with similar challenges to teach her a valuable lesson about the importance of discernment and setting healthy boundaries.

As time goes on and Lisa faces more instances of betrayal, she begins to reflect on her choices and patterns. She starts to recognize the need to be more cautious and discerning in her relationships, learning to differentiate between trustworthy individuals and those who may take advantage of her.

In this scenario, the recurring challenges of betrayal persist until Lisa gains the wisdom to make better choices in her relationships. The lessons continue until she learns to value her own well-being and set boundaries that protect her from further disappointment.

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill

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Confront and Surmount Challenges to Improve Life’s Strategy - Part 3

2023-10-12T21:50:00.000-04:00

"Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it, nothing great was ever achieved." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Stress isn't a result of excessive activity but rather a symptom of lacking enthusiasm for what truly impassions you. Imagine Alex has a demanding job in a corporate office. He works long hours, constantly juggling tasks, attending meetings, and meeting tight deadlines. On the surface, it appears that Alex is stressed due to their excessive workload and busy schedule. However, upon closer examination, it becomes evident that the root cause of Alex's stress is not the volume of work but his lack of enthusiasm for the corporate environment and the tasks he performs. Alex has a deep passion for art and creativity, which he has neglected due to his demanding job.

Therefore, stress isn't primarily a result of excessive activity; it's a symptom of Alex's unfulfilled passion and the sense of longing for creative expression. The realization that he is not pursuing a truly passionate endeavour serves as a wake-up call, prompting Alex to explore avenues to integrate his passion for art into his life and potentially reduce his stress levels in the process.

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do." - Steve Jobs

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Confront and Surmount Challenges to Improve Life’s Strategy - Part 2

2023-09-27T23:06:00.002-04:00

"The key to success is making informed decisions. The key to making informed decisions is learning from your mistakes." - Ben Franklin

Experiencing regret following a decision doesn't necessarily indicate its incorrectness; instead, it serves as a valuable lesson to inform wiser choices in the future. Imagine Jane deciding to choose a major for her college education. She decides to pursue a degree in a field that she thought she was interested in but soon realizes that it doesn't align with her passions and career goals. Jane begins to feel regretful about her choice, wondering if she made the wrong decision. However, this experience of regret doesn't mean that choosing that major was inherently wrong. Instead, it serves as a valuable lesson for Jane. She reflects on what she truly enjoys and where her talents lie. With this newfound self-awareness, Jane decides to change her major to a field that genuinely excites her and aligns with her aspirations.

Hence, Jane's initial decision to pursue a different major wasn't necessarily incorrect; it simply led her to a point of self-discovery and helped her make a wiser choice for her future. The regret she felt was a stepping stone toward personal growth and making better decisions.

"Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." - Winston Churchill

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Confront and Surmount Challenges to Improve Life’s Strategy - Part 1

2023-09-12T01:54:00.000-04:00

“Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.” —Orison Swett Marden

True happiness doesn't arise from a life devoid of problems but emerges when one possesses the capacity to confront and surmount challenges. Imagine a mountain climber who embarks on a challenging expedition to conquer a formidable peak. Along the way, s/he faces harsh weather, treacherous terrain, and physical exhaustion. Despite the numerous obstacles and difficulties, the climber persists, relying on h/her skills, determination, and resilience. True happiness doesn't come from avoiding the challenges or having a trouble-free journey. Instead, it arises when the one reaches the summit, having confronted and overcome those challenges.

The sense of accomplishment, self-discovery, and the breathtaking view from the peak are the sources of h/her genuine happiness, emphasizing that happiness often emerges from the capacity to confront and surmount life's difficulties. True happiness is not found in the pursuit of external possessions, but in the contentment that comes from realizing your inner potential and appreciating the beauty of the present moment.

"True happiness is not a destination to reach but a state of being to embrace." - Byron Pulsifer

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A Company’s Success Depends on Collaborative, Motivated and Enthusiastic Culture

2023-08-27T01:56:00.000-04:00

"Company culture is not a foosball table. It's not a set of values that hang on a wall. It's not perks and benefits. It's the personality of the company. It's how people feel about working there." - Stacy Zapar 

Several years ago, I worked as a management consultant for the operations and strategic approach of a company referred to as PP Food Development company (PFD, not the actual name), which specializes in developing food and beverage products for the Consumer Product Goods (CPG) sector. The company is medium-sized, with about 20 employees, and it outsources manufacturing and supply chain activities. It allocates a substantial yearly budget of $30 million for research and development (R&D) to ensure customer satisfaction with a high degree of probability.

PFD's core competence lies in its skilled team, including food scientists, dietitians, chefs, and quality control experts, enabling advanced R&D to create natural, healthy, and delicious processed food products. Its strategic objective is differentiation, aiming to stand out from competitors by offering products with natural flavors, colours, and preservatives, along with lower sugar and salt content while maintaining taste.

The company maintains a sustainable competitive advantage by achieving economies of scale to reduce costs, allowing it to offer competitively priced products. This advantage is supported by inimitable and non-substitute resources and capabilities. PFD combines a best cost provider strategy with a broad differentiation strategy, delivering quality-value to customers while striving for efficient cost management. It also collaborates with global suppliers for manufacturing and partners with customers like Walmart, Costco, and Whole Foods for effective value chain management.

"Culture is simply a shared way of doing something with a passion." - Brian Chesky

A notable aspect of PFD's culture is the collaborative and enthusiastic bonding among its team of food scientists, chefs, and dietitians. This cultural environment supports creative experimentation and collaborative strategy execution, where every team member's opinion is respected and contributes to accomplishing strategic objectives.

Overall, the company’s success highlights how it utilizes its core competence, strategic differentiation, cost management, and collaborative culture to succeed in the competitive market of food and beverage products.

"The only thing that works is management by values. Find people who are competent and really bright, but more importantly, people who care exactly about the same values as the rest of the team." - Steve Jobs

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Walk the Talk!

2022-11-11T01:44:00.003-05:00

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal. Nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. — Thomas Jefferson

One of the best qualities you can develop as part of your life’s strategy is the ability to do what you say and walk the talk. Anyone can learn to achieve that quality and simply start by doing only the things you really mean to do.

It is certainly acceptable to change your mind for good reasons if circumstances change. Even your adversaries will hold you in high regard if you walk the talk by doing what you say you will do. You will gradually develop an esteemed character of integrity and reliability when you consistently walk the talk.

Sometimes, telling people what you think they want to hear is easier. However, unless you can read people’s minds, you will be wrong most of the time, and you could find yourself in a very problematic situation.

Therefore, it is best to just honestly tell the truth or explain your viewpoint based on real-life experience, which could be consistent with what you anticipate or are planning to do. Again, you can always change your mind based on new information, but you must explain the reasons behind your change of heart so that you do not give the impression that you are going against your word.

Even in business, effective leadership demands the courage to speak the truth, even if that truth is sometimes unpleasant, uncomfortable, or painful. Speak the truth, follow through on your word, walk the talk, and you will be remarkably successful in accomplishing things.

Learn to take small actions daily, which will produce significant results when done consistently. Make a solemn effort to repeat positive affirmations for a few minutes Every morning and night. This simple daily effort could help you to improve yourself, help others and bring joy into your life. By choosing to walk the talk, you will also be setting an example for others to follow.

"One of the most beautiful compensations in life is that no man can help another without helping himself.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“A diamond with a flaw is better than a pebble.” – Confucius

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This Year, it’s Acceptable to Change your Mind

2021-12-31T22:53:00.002-05:00

“If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes.” —Andrew Carnegie

“Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal.” —Earl Nightingale

Change the channel. Be a good driver of your mind and thoughts. If you don’t like the thoughts that are going through your mind, just change the channel. Every created invention starts from the mind. For example, the creation of an airplane started from the mind as it was first conceived there.

First, know what you want and write it down. Next, if some thoughts go through your mind and are inconsistent with your goals or what you want, just change your thoughts and focus on anything that will help contribute to your goals.

Mozart is known to conceive the musical notes of a new concerto in his mind before putting them on paper. Einstein also perceived the beam of starlight in his mind before creating the famous equation of relativity. He’s also known to change the channel. For example, whenever he was stuck in solving a complicated mathematical problem, he would stop and then play the violin for a while to allow the mind to relax, free up any tension and then “viola,” the solution would pop up in his mind.

Leonardo Da Vinci did something similar by focusing on other endeavours, changing the channel, while trying to free his mind from a complex problem by providing his thoughts with an opportunity to come up with the best solution to solve a problem or complete a monumental task.

This new year, if you don’t like the thoughts that are going through your mind, just change the channel and think of something beautiful, happy thoughts of your loved ones, your own joyful experiences, or other people’s happy experiences.

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“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” – Confucius

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Transformation - Improve Yourself

2020-12-31T22:05:00.003-05:00

“A Saint was a sinner who never gave up” — Sri Paramahansa Yogananda

“Never Never Give Up” — Winston Churchill

Most successful people experienced some type of adversities like all humans, but they always emerge even stronger because they face them head-on.

Anything is possible, and so you just go ahead and make the change! Improving little by little is worth the effort, and it's even self-fulfilling.

A thoughtful process to consider during transformation to improve yourself:

1. Recognize the problem because you are not happy with the current situation. Honestly confronting the facts of the current reality helps to make it easier, and to make the right decisions

2. Feel the urgency of your condition and that you want better results. Seek help - get a coach or mentor as your guide, or form/join a support group. You may also take a relevant course

3. Develop a strategy with the support of your coach or mentor as to how you are going to achieve your objectives. Communicate any change in vision and objective with your support group

3. Commitment to take action. Be empowered to take daily action based on your vision or objectives. Commitment helps to see the goal in your mind's eye daily, morning or night, waking up with that in mind, and before you go to sleep – so that nothing deters you to give up, but only motivated to achieve results no matter what, which leads to point #4

4. Persevere to never give up until the objective is achieved. Celebrate short term wins and then look forward to the next win

Just Keep on keeping on no matter what.

Here are some examples of things people can improve on:

A. To increase or double income - by when? Time it reasonably - maybe to get a new job by what date?

B. Change in lifestyle from unhappy life to a peaceful, joyful, fulfilling life…

C. To increase productivity at work or work/life balance by using your best resources - 'time' effectively and efficiently…

D. To lose weight from 200 to 170 pounds…

E. To create something that no one has ever created...

The Stockdale Paradox: When Prof. Jim Collins interviewed Vice Admiral James Stockdale regarding how he survived as a Vietnam POW, Stockdale said "You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end—which you can never afford to lose—with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be."

Therefore, in addition to retaining absolute faith and conviction that you can and will overcome and succeed no matter what, you must also be pragmatic for as long as it takes to succeed. May you grow in intelligence and compassion as much as you grow in strength!

“Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain.” -- Wolfgang Riebe

“Winners never quit and quitters never win." -- Vince Lombardi

“Most of the important things in the world have been done by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. -- Dale Carnegie”

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Social Justice; All Lives Matter

2020-06-10T00:10:00.002-04:00

Social justice promotes fair and equality in society whereby everyone is treated fair and equal under the law and guiding principles of society regardless of race, colour, caste, creed, religion, or sex. Throughout history, where there is social justice, you would consequently find peace, harmony, and prosperity in society as a whole.

We can definitely view the issue of social injustices using the 3-legged stool philosophy to approach how we endeavour to solve this problem. The platform of the stool is the social injustice including racism, gender bias, etc., that needs to be completely eradicated.

The first leg of the stool is the systemic injustices as beautifully elaborated by Seth Godin: “The systemic, cruel and depersonalizing history of Black subjugation in my country has and continues to be a crime against humanity. It’s based on a desire to maintain power and false assumptions about how the world works and how it can work. It’s been amplified by systems that were often put in place with mal-intent, or sometimes simply because they felt expedient. It’s painful to look at and far more painful to be part of or to admit that exists in the things that we build. We can’t permit the murder of people because of the color of their skin. Institutional racism is real, it’s often invisible, and it’s pernicious.”

Therefore, we have serious work to do to treat all men and women as equals.

The second leg is the data that supports the social injustices as factual and truthful. There are historical evidence that have been collected for over 400 years! Hence, it is absolutely unjustifiable to deny that social injustices exist in our society.

Finally, the last leg, probably the most important part of the equation, is the ability for each individual to speak up and stand by one’s conviction of change to a critical point of the willingness to die for what one believes is right for our society. The founding fathers were willing to die for Liberty when they signed the Declaration of Independence. Socrates, Galileo, Mahatma Gandhi, and Dr. Martin Luther King died for what they believed in. This may seemed drastic but are you willing to die for what you fervently believe is the positive change our society needs? If so then stand up, speak up, look up, motivate up, encourage up, and vote up!

“We need a voice against racism, we need many voices against racism and brutality. And we need to stand up and say that black lives matter.” — Senator Mitt Romney

“If, going forward, we can channel our justifiable anger into peaceful, sustained, and effective action, then this moment can be a real turning point in our nation’s long journey to live up to our highest ideals.” — Former President Barack Obama

I end with a quote from Kaleth O. Wright, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force:
“I must do better. Like you, I don’t have all of the answers, but I’m committed to seeing a better future for this nation. What have I been doing? Not enough. I can only look in the mirror for the solution.”

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Grateful to be Alive

2020-04-08T22:47:00.000-04:00

“I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.” — Henry David Thoreau

“If you can't do what you want, do what you can.” — Lois McMaster Bujold

The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a lot of damage and we are yet to see the cases declining globally. However, this is also the time for mankind to take a step back and reflect on those things and virtues that are more important in life, such as love, family, kindness, gratitude, generosity, peace and humility.

In addition to wearing masks and washing our hands frequently, physical distancing (social distancing) and self-isolation have proven to tame the widespread of the pandemic and save lives exponentially. However, we sometimes miss the ordinary human connection of shaking hands, hugging friends, tapping the shoulders of colleagues/co-workers, and the way we are simply accustomed to the exchange of human energy.

Nevertheless, we can rest assured that this too shall pass as it is a temporary situation for mankind to learn something that would make us stronger, better, and kinder in the future. At the same time, we would miss and honour all those dear ones who couldn’t make it and have passed on.

We are grateful that through video and digital technology, we can somewhat still see and talk to people globally as most of us would like to be seen, heard, and have our expressed emotions valued.

We can use You-Tube, Zoom, WhatsApp, text-messaging, phone calls and emails to connect with love ones, family, and friends to express our love. We can also check up on those long-forgotten acquaintances in this inauspicious times just to see how they are doing. This is the time to also reach out to some old folks or physically challenged people in your community to see if they need any kind of help taking into consideration physical distancing. It would definitely warm their hearts as any act of kindness goes a long way!

This is also a time for reflection - taking inventory of our lives, where we are, how did we get here, and where are we going? It is also a time to start working on some of the good/great ideas that we have been hoarding at the back of our minds for a long time, and start planning and working on them virtually/remotely. This way we will be able to bring them to reality when we are able to go out again from self-isolation. Have fun pursuing your passion!

Stay safe and be well!

“The only way to see a rainbow is to look through the rain. Happiness is a journey…not a destination” — Wolfgang Riebe

“We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.” — George Washington

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Strategic Flexibility

2019-07-20T02:58:00.003-04:00

Warren Buffet about Noah’s ark - “Predicting rain doesn’t count. Building arks does.” Think about it...action speaks louder than words!

Technological/digital revolution and expanding globalization are creating a new competitive landscape, whereby your survival and sustainability depends on your strategic flexibility or agility. The strategic transformation is imperative to any firm or professional to develop and maintain competitive advantage successfully. Hence, according to Shimizu & Hitt (2004), an organization is required to exercise strategic leadership, develop dynamic core competences, focus and develop human capital, effectively use data, new information, digital technologies, employ valuable strategies (exploiting global markets and partnership strategies) and implementing new organizational structures and culture (horizontal organization, learning and innovative culture, managing firm as bundles of assets). Thus, the new competitive landscape will require people with exceptional talents, new leadership skills or professionals with flexible attitudes for survival and global market transformation.

I previously worked with a large company B in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry. The CEO created a group call ‘Macro-strategy,’ which had the mandate of communicating the firm’s strategy throughout the company on a weekly basis. Thus, it was able to inform the heads of departments of any environmental changes in the industry so that the they in turn could also debrief their direct reports on a weekly basis. They have the ability to circumnavigate effectively in any new competitive landscape, build and maintain competitive advantage in cooperation with any department of the company. For example, it was once discovered that an employee of one of the company’s department had attracted HIV. The Macro-strategy group used its strategic flexibility mechanisms to resolve the issue effectively and efficiently. They worked with the operations department to suspend the employee with pay, got him immediate medical assistance, destroyed all of the six sub-categories of products that the employee had worked on and touched. Offered to reimburse any customer who had purchased products from that specific department within the past four weeks, the same tenure of the employee. Lastly, they issued a public apology to all customers. The result was a success and the customer trust and goodwill of the company was maintained. The Macro-strategy group had the strategic flexibility ability of making certain that the company responds to changes in the environment in a timely and appropriate manner with due regard to the competitive forces in the marketplace.

A former CEO of Gap Inc., used to work for this company B, and was able to bring the same strategic flexibility, policies and practices to the Gap Inc. According to Hatch and Zweig (2001), sustainability is established by aligning strategy closely with the supporting activities. They posited that The Gap is one example of tight alignment between activities and the underlying strategy. The Gap has closely aligned its inventory replenishment systems with its strategy of ensuring that the latest fashions are in the store quickly. Through its point-of-sale systems and highly efficient replenishment process, low-demand products are sold very quickly by aggressively discounting them. This makes way for faster-moving products and newer fashion lines. In this way, the Gap maintains fresh, up-to-date, highly demanded styles in its stores at all times—an essential component of its positioning. In my opinion, strategic flexibility helped Gap Inc. to increase its stock from an average of $16 per share (2005 – 2010) to $45 in 2013 just before the great CEO stepped down.

It is always a learning experience to understand how different organizations work along with different management perspectives. Consider how it resonates with your experience and how the strategy applies to your workplace or your personal life so that the process should result in insightful/learning moments. Try to gain additional insights as to how different strategies and perspectives transpire in different contexts. Finally, try to learn from the conceptual evidence provided in research, organizations or other people’s lives to gain insights on how strategic phenomena resonates with your experience, and engage in insightful meaningful discussion with yourself or your peers to improve your goals and objectives as they relate to your purpose in life.

"A life without trouble and vicissitudes is a life without progress. We can make even our greatest difficulties and failures our steppingstones on the upward climb toward success.." - Paramahansa Yogananda

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The Gig Economy | Patricia Romboletti | TEDxCentennialParkWomen

2019-04-10T00:01:00.001-04:00

Great Playbook for All Employees and Jobseekers!

2018-10-10T20:44:00.001-04:00

"Bulletproof Your Career...Secure Your Financial Future and Do Fulfilling Work on Your
Own Terms... for LIFE!" -- Patricia Romboletti

I recently read a book entitled "Bulletproof Your Career." It's a great playbook for all employees and jobseekers! As an expert in business strategy and development, I have read many books, articles, concepts and theories including how to manage business, people and yourself. Accordingly, I am impressed with how the author of this book, Patricia Romboletti has been able to use her tremendous experience as a career and executive coach to provide this playbook to help individuals in these times of change to arm themselves, bullet proof their careers and secure their financial future.

This book would help any reader to understand that in the gig economy, transition is not a matter of “if” but a matter of “when.” Even if you have a great career and not in transition, you should have a blueprint to bulletproof your career. How do you that? This book provides simple and practical guidance to help every employee to prepare yourself for any career change intentionally or unintentionally. The book also provides some practical and positive suggestions based on the author’s own solid experience to arm individuals in transition who were shocked or found themselves unexpectedly in difficult transition. If one’s transitional situation becomes unmanageable, this book could also become your playbook to guide you to change your mindset positively and improve your situation.

Finally, this book would help the reader to understand that managing your career is an imperative lifetime skill that is very necessary for all employees to develop consistently. As the economy evolves more and more into digital economy including the adoption of artificial intelligence (A.I.) in industrial productivity, corporate downsizings, reorganizations, and transformations would inevitably continue. Therefore, I would highly recommend this book as it is critical for all individuals to bulletproof their careers, and consistently manage their careers as a lifetime pursuit. I deeply encourage you to get a copy on Amazon.com by clicking on this link: Bulletproof Your Career

“Learning, without thought, is a snare; thought, without learning, is a danger.” -- Confucius

Note: This blog is not an Ad or a promotion...just an encouragement to add value to your Life's Strategy!

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Solve Problems Creatively - Part 2

2017-05-31T23:04:00.000-04:00

“The imagination is man's power over nature.” — Wallace Stevens

No matter what our circumstances might be at any particular point in time of our lives, we have to try to say — okay time out! Then make the time to think things over. It doesn't have to be rigid, but take some time to relax, and do something different. Go for a walk without any electronic devices, especially cellphone — unplug for few minutes and let your mind be free to wonder around or roam the world. You may even choose to roam the whole universe in your mind and nobody can stop you!

By allowing your mind to ROAM-DREAM-PLAY, you begin to forget about your problems temporarily. In this less stressful state, you are free to allow your mind to start germinating new seeds of ideas. Simply learn to grow your creative spirit by nurturing your inner seed of creativity. To be creative, you have to let your inner creative spirit flow freely!

Playful experimentation, and willingness to learn from mistakes, and persistence are some of the keys to unlock creativity. This means you should try to relax, have fun, do some physical exercises, or play a game by playing around with some new ideas. Write down all your thoughts even if at first they seem to be nonsensical. It is reasonably acceptable if you make some mistakes, learn from the mistakes and keep on trying again and again until you make some progress towards some useful solutions. Sometimes, if you feel you are not getting anywhere with new ideas, you just have to relax, let it go, sleep on it, and start afresh the following day.

Therefore, “Creativity = time + resources.” Like all important endeavours in life, to be creative in anything including solving your problems creatively, you need some form of dedication, motivation, taking time off your busy schedule, making yourself available to think things over, and start experimenting with some new ideas. It does requires some daily effort through perseverance until the goal is achieved.

Ruth Richards, a psychology professor at Saybrook University and Harvard Medical School, has discovered many reasons to start thinking creatively. Just writing everyday to express your thoughts has been shown to improve immune system functioning, reduce stress, and make you feel better to some degree. Engaging in creative behaviours makes us more dynamic, conscious, non-defensive, observant, collaborate, and more courageous. Creativity makes you more resilient, more vividly in the moment, and, at the same time, more connected to the world around you. How about that…try it now!

“Creativity provides opportunities for self actualization.” - Ruth Richards
"You have no idea how far you can fly, until you spread your wings" - A Wiseman

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Solve Problems Creatively - Part 1

2016-10-26T23:45:00.000-04:00

“Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, he can achieve.” — Napoleon Hill
“Imagination is the eye of the soul.” — Joseph Joubert

According to the popular demand of society, a problem is mostly defined as follows:
1. A matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome: E.g., you may have financial problems, or some actors are concerned about the problem of ageism in Hollywood.
2. A thing that is difficult to achieve or accomplish: E.g., motivating your staff to increase profit by 1000% can be a problem.
3. As a modifier — denoting or relating to people whose behaviour causes difficulties to themselves and others: E.g., practitioners help families develop strategies for managing problem behaviour in teens or let’s say a problem family.

As you can tell each situation requires that we find a way to get to the bottom of it all or find the cause of the problem. Once we understand the cause then we can begin to find the best way to solve the problem, or eradicate the roadblock. Most experts insist that creative thinking requires people to challenge their preconceptions and assumptions about the way the world works. This might help if people understand how they got to the point of those preconceptions and assumptions in the first place.

To create a (new) solution to solve a problem, you may have to improvise or innovate. But a practical question is — how can you innovate if your thinking is anchored in past experiences? Well, occasionally some past experience may sometimes add value to the process of problem-solving. However, we do not need to be completely anchored in past experiences. Like Einstein said “You can’t solve a problem with the same frame of mind that created it in the first place.” Therefore, new ideas and solutions require new ways of thinking.

It is highly advisable to put your new ways of thinking to the test. In other words it is reasonable to think through the new several ways of doing things in order to arrive at the best possible solution. This way you have the opportunity to question all your assumptions and biases from previous experiences that might have any impact on your solution. Sometimes it may be appropriate to rely on your intuition after a thorough examination of your decision making process has taken place. Warren Buffett, one of the best investors and richest man of our century, said that whenever he's making any important decision, he would first do his homework thoroughly, considering all the options that are available at his disposal before relying on his intuition for final confirmation of the decision to be made. Some people prefer to say — “sleep on it” and that also works sometimes!

Creativity is often associated with imagination, ingenuity, inventiveness, originality, and resourcefulness.
Everyone can be creative. You can truly practice daily to have an active, exploratory mind like that possessed by artists, writers, and inventors. Just relax and let your imagination run wild without any resistance. This could lead to a creative approach to problem-solving. Zig Ziglar said that imagination is the greatest nation on earth, and I totally agree! Out of the imaginative mind, airplanes, X-Ray devices, radio, smartphones and other necessities were born. Having an active and creative imagination, which often means that a person visualizes things quite differently than the way they appear in the real world can break any barriers. The practical side of imaginative is inventive; the inventive person figures out how to make things work. But where an inventive mind tends to come up with successful solutions to problems, a resourceful mind deals successfully with externally imposed problems or limitations. Someone who is ingenious is both inventive and resourceful, with a dose of cleverness thrown in (e.g., the ingenious idea of using recycled plastic to create a warm, fleece-like fabric). Wow!

“The imagination is man's power over nature.” — Wallace Stevens

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This Year, Be Determined to Achieve Your Goal(s)!

2015-01-28T03:52:00.001-05:00

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Nelson Mandela

“When you set goals, something inside of you starts saying, ‘Let’s go, let's go,’ and ceilings start to move up." - Zig Ziglar

This year, be determined to achieve your goal. If you don't have a purpose, at least be determined to overcome anything standing in your way of progress, success, peace, or happiness. “It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, ‘Always do what you are afraid to do.’ says Ralph Waldo Emerson. For example, if you are afraid of breaking a bad habit, be determined to break that bad habit by any means necessary. You could read books, ask friends and family for help or advice, make a step-by-step schedule, and follow it daily, or seek professional help.

Create a plan and break down your goal(s) into daily, weekly, and monthly tasks. If you set up a daily program for yourself and carry it through, you will find how happier you will be. Failure to keep to your schedule of daily improvement could paralyze your will to succeed and achieve your goal as planned. Do not let anything stand in your way of accomplishing what you want to accomplish - your daily goal. Nothing detrimental that happens can affect you unless you approve and accept it. Let nothing weaken your conviction that you can achieve whatever you want to accomplish. No one can obstruct you other than yourself. Therefore, do not accept any temporary or daily failure as defeat.

Think and act, think and act. Thinking through things thoroughly and making a sound judgment will also help you on the pathway to success. There is always a way to be found if you think hard enough. Do not give up on weakening your power of thought after a while. To succeed, you must persevere until your studies reveal how to achieve your goal. Castaway all doubts, negative thoughts, and fears. If you make up your mind with the utmost determination to win, you can achieve anything.

One cannot talk about self-improvement in any shape or form without mentioning habits. Bad habits are the worst enemies you can have. They make you do things you do not want to do, only to suffer the consequences. You must drop bad habits and leave them behind you as you move forward. Good habits are your friends as they work in your favour. Every day should be a transition from old habits to better habits. In your resolve, be determined to keep only those good habits for your highest good. The best way to get rid of your undesirable tendencies is to think and act in new creative ways to replace the old appalling, despicable, terrible, and dreadful ways. And stay away from those things that stimulate bad habits.

Another strategy you can apply when working on your goals is to include others in your achievements and happiness. Whenever you think of yourself, also think of others. If you do your utmost to make others happy, you will find that your happiness increases. Be always with people who inspire you. Surround yourself with people who lift you up. Do not let your resolutions and positive thinking be poisoned by bad company. Even if you cannot find a good company to inspire you, you can find it by reading good inspiring books. Focus on your new goals because your new life would be pleasant, enjoyable, pleasurable, satisfying, delightful, charming, and fantastic! Enter the portals of your new life with new hope, and you must succeed in conquering those daily challenges and be victorious no matter what. Achieve your goals one step at a time by accomplishing your daily goals persistently, be a winner!

"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." - Walt Disney

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people's thinking." - Steve Jobs

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Keep It Simple…

2014-09-10T13:15:00.000-04:00

When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion, by pure love that needs expressing, then we truly live life. - Greg Anderson

Sometimes, life could be complicated especially due to many circumstances beyond our control. Therefore, it is imperative that we do our best to keep things simple. One of the easiest ways is to always remember to use the good old ‘KISS’ (Keep It Simple Sweetheart) aphorism.

Handsome John (or Pretty Jane) weighs 300 lb., but decides he wants to lose 100 lb. within a year. If he tries to push himself beyond his limit, and then feels tired and couldn't move forward with it, he might be discouraged and give up altogether.

However, if he decides to lose only 40 lb. within a year, and then keeps it simple and reasonable by losing only 10 lb. every three months, it would be easier and realistic to accomplish that goal. So he sits down and develops a simple plan. The plan involves a simple step-by-step details of how he would accomplish his goal on a daily basis. Details such as ‘he will: go to sleep (after saying his prayers to the higher power) at 10 PM for 8 hours; get up at 6 AM to work out for 1 hr; shower and have a healthy breakfast; go to work thinking positive throughout the day; have a healthy sandwich and water (no sugar drinks) for lunch; have a fruit salad or mixed vegetables for dinner; read good positive self improvement book to end the day.’

Supposing John is able to achieve his goal within 9 months as a result of self-discipline and perseverance, he will be happy, excited and motivated to lose another 40 pounds within 10 months. As you can surmise, it would take a little longer than 1 year to lose 100 pounds, but step-by-step, John would definitely accomplish his mission.

Similarly, if your goal or project looks like climbing a very high mountain. Simply divide the project into four parts or stages. Develop a simple plan to accomplish the first stage, then the second, the third, and finally the fourth. The plan doesn't have to be perfect. But it is imperative that you have a plan. Just having an actionable plan to work on a daily basis removes any stress or doubt from the mind. Later on, if you think of a better plan during the implementation process, then go ahead and improve it, or change the plan completely to achieve to a better result if that seems to be the case.

Simply accomplishing the goal in small simple steps (mini-goals) gives you the confidence to move on to a better, bigger and more exciting challenges that will make your life worth living. So go ahead and start working on that big goal of yours today!

Dreaming is wonderful, goal setting is crucial, but action is supreme. To make something great happen you must get busy and make it happen. Take that action step today that will put you on your path to achievement. - Greg Warner

”Whatever you want (positively) in life is already waiting for you, just go and get it.” - Elliot A. Wilson

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It’s All About People!

2014-08-15T00:50:00.000-04:00

I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks to see if they were great and noble. – Helen Keller

Many organizations are trying hard to be very successful by pleasing their stakeholders. Many entrepreneurs are also working hard to be very successful in achieving their objectives both in business and personal life. Sometimes, a simple impeccable strategy and a flawless implementation and execution are all that is necessary.

To achieve this, you must have the right people with the right skills and enthusiasm in the right job. Invest in continuous training and coaching to enhance the capabilities of your people. An individual entrepreneur must do the same.

Any organization, small, medium or large, must have the right human assets, capabilities and drive to be a truly customer-centric organization. Treat your people right and they would treat your customers better. This also applies to a single individual operator or entrepreneur, who must have the best skills needed to provide the best service to h/her customers.

Organizations/entrepreneurs must continuously strive on a daily basis to advance their agenda, goals or objectives to exceed customer expectations.

Finally, they must go beyond the industry offerings, expand their network by adding more customers to improve the economies of scale to add value to the customers, and increasing the loyalty of existing customers by continuously finding new ways of treating them better.

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal. Nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. — Thomas Jefferson

Innovate, Try, Fail, Succeed

2014-07-29T18:25:00.000-04:00

"Even the knowledge of my own fallibility cannot keep me from making mistakes. Only when I fall do I get up again.” – Vincent Van Gogh

Even experts are not infallible! So get out there and take some risks, take a chance, and do what’s on your mind after doing your homework or some research. Learn the lesson only failure can teach!

However, just in case you happened to succeed, try something new - take that success to the next level. Challenge yourself, keep on finding better ways of doing things.

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat.” That’s Teddy Roosevelt speaking at the Sorbonne in 1910, but he could have just as easily been speaking to you.

Think Strategically & Share Your Positive Voice

2014-03-20T02:36:00.000-04:00

“To the world you may be just one person...
But to one person you might just be the world.” — Mark Twain

Cynicism and negative thinking do not inspire or help anybody. However, your positive voice, which consists of your PQ, IQ, EQ and SQ would inspire people to find their voices and perform to amazing heights. The oldest of admonition is “Man Know Thyself.”

Years ago, Dr. Christensen of HBS worked with the former CEO of Intel Corp. on an open strategic question based on a strategic model. The open question inspired the management team to think of infinite possibilities. As a result, they found their positive voices to think differently and created new semi-conductors worth billions of dollars. Open questions and positive discussions do lead to increase in productivity even though initially there may not be any defined objectives/outcomes. Experienced professionals do clearly understand this proven concept.

It was through open, unrestricted, positive thinking that Edison was able to develop the light bulb, the Wright brothers and the airplane, Ford and the V8 engine, and Einstein the E=MC2. We all know that we just moved to the Info/Knowledge Age from the Industrial Age. According to the HBR, the average person has more information available to him in the last 5 years than the past 2000 years. The most important thing is how to think accurately, organize info properly, find your positive voice and help others to find theirs. This is wisdom. A lot of studies done by experts such as Dr. Stephen Covey, indicated that the next age would be the Wisdom Age. Are you ready for it?

For companies to encourage strategic thinking at all levels of an organization, management must first inspire, coach, and empower employees to think and find their voices by developing their PQ, IQ, EQ and SQ as “strategic thinking” is a continuous thinking process. Voices that: build (not destroy); create (not stagnate); inspire (not discourage); think open-mindedly & 360 (not linearly); listen, seek understanding, and think of infinite possibilities of adding value to a company or society.

Some people are too indifferent or lazy to acquire facts from which to think accurately. They do guess work instead of thinking. They prefer to act on opinions created by guess work or snap judgements. These type of people would certainly find it difficult to learn how to think strategically. Tremendous work needs to be done before strategic thinking could be encouraged and implemented at all levels of an organization or society. However, if an organization or society is prepared to work hard and bear the cost, the result would be significantly remarkable! Unfortunately, most organizations are obviously not prepared to practice it, and this is a fact. According to Dr. Christensen’s years of research, strategic thinking is not a core managerial competence at most organizations.

Organizations or society can definitely solve this problem by inspiring people to find their positive voices. Consequently, many stakeholders including employees would develop enough wisdom to demand that strategic thinking be established as a core managerial competence, which can then spread throughout the organization or society.

Always share your positive voice to inspire others!

“One of the most beautiful compensations in life is that no man can help another without helping himself.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Next Strategic Challenge

2014-03-06T22:46:00.001-05:00

"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." — Eleanor Roosevelt

A friend asked for my thoughts on Societal Innovation, and I wanted to share my voice with you all. Strategy is the most common concept discussed in the business world, and yet the most abused and misconstrued. Based on academic data & research, one of the key elements of the problem that I like the most is the fact that many people in business or society in general have not been trained on “how to think” properly.

A joke that supports this points is “A student’s strategic objective is to pass each exam to get a certificate/degree to get a job.” That’s it? Another joke says “A student comes out of the exam and says “had the prof asked the question my way, I would have gotten an A+”

I’m certain you can discern the societal paradigm of this dilemma. Of course there are few exceptions like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Michael Dell, and other entrepreneurs who chose to think differently - outside the education institutional box!

Through proper thinking, businesses and society at large would come to understand that - what’s good for business could also be good for society and vice versa.

I very much like what Dr. Stephen Covey said based on his life’s research that - A company’s Mission should reflect something like this: To improve the Economic Well Being and Quality of Life of ALL Stakeholders (employees, customers, suppliers, shareholders, and society in general.)

Therefore, yes! I think societal innovation would be one of the next major strategic challenge. In addition to improving our ability to strategically think constructively, we must be able to improve our strategic thinking creatively to promote societal innovation.

“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” — Buckminster Fuller

‘’The best way to predict your future is to create it’’ — Abraham Lincoln