Dr. Fred Kiesner
Honored to be teaching entrepreneurship since 1968!
Proud to be teaching at LMU since 1974!


100 Or So Simple Ingredients For Winning In Life As An Entrepreneur, Leader, Manager and Winner!


By

Fred Kiesner

TO BE READ AFTER EACH MAJOR FAILURE, AFTER EACH MAJOR SUCCESS, OR ANNUALLY IF NEITHER OF THE ABOVE ARE ACHEIVED (YOU WILL REALLY NEED THIS IF YOU HAVEN'T FAILED OR WON IN A YEAR. OUCH!)

100 OR SO (Many more) OCCASIONALLY CORNY, SOMETIMES OBVIOUS PROVERBS FOR MAKING YOUR LIFE, AND YOUR CAREER WORK, AND HELP YOU REACH THE POT OF GOLD AT THE END OF YOUR TARGET RAINBOW!!!!!

TO BE KEPT IN YOUR WC (BATHROOMS FOR YOU YANKS IN THE AUDIENCE) SO YOU CAN LEARN SOMETHING WHILE SITTING! (SYNERGY AT ITS BEST) AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK READ A BLOCK OF FIVE, COGITATE ON THEM, CONTEMPLATE HOW THEY FIT YOUR LIFE, AND ACHIEVE SYNERGY! DEFINITELY NOT TO BE USED AS EMERGENCY PAPER!!!!!

Developed by old Prof. Fred Kiesner from his own failures, mistakes and thoughts, as well as ideas appropriated, adapted, misquoted, stolen, downloaded and developed from the thinking of others much smarter than he!

INTRODUCTION

I started to develop this list some 30 years ago to stimulate the thinking of my entrepreneurial students about their own mind, heart, and soul! It often includes just plain common sense concepts that somehow we often forget!

It seems to be a very useful tool to help my students to abandon their cell-phones and MP3 players, at least for a few moments a day, and think about how they will lead, think and act in their futures. It is purposely done in quick “sound bites” so that it is familiar territory with modern young people.

THE LIST


1.

HAVE VISION. THIS IS THE MAJOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MANAGER AND A LEADER.

2. DON'T JUST LOOK FOR SHORT TERM PROFIT.
3. ADD VALUE TO ALL YOU DO.
4.

NEVER BITCH.

5. KEEP POSITIVE, AN OPTIMIST MAY SUCCEED, A PESSIMIST WILL NEVER SUCCEED.
6. SPEND 15 MINUTES A DAY SENDING THANK YOU NOTES.
7. BACK YOUR PEOPLE UP IN TIMES OF STRESS & CRISIS.
8. RETURN PHONE CALLS RAPIDLY.
9. ANSWER YOUR OWN PHONE WHEN POSSIBLE.
10. REMEMBER THAT CHANGE IS WITH YOU ALL THE TIME.
11. KNOW THAT THERE ARE NO TOTALLY RIGHT ANSWERS ALL THE TIME.
12. PERFECTIONISM IS THE ENEMY OF THE LEADER, PERFECTIONISTS GET NOTHING DONE!
13. PERFECTIONISM IS THE ENEMY OF THE LEADER, PERFECTIONISTS GET NOTHING DONE!
14. YOU MUST DO WHAT IS RIGHT.
15. YOU MUST BE ETHICAL - THERE ARE NO MOSTLY ETHICAL PEOPLE. YOU ARE EITHER ETHICAL OR NOT. IT IS HARDER TO BE ETHICAL, BUT EASIER TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR!
16. BE ESPECIALLY CONSIDERATE TO FRONT LINE STAFF, YOURS OR OTHERS.
17. REMEMBER MBWA - KNOW YOUR PEOPLE, LET THEM KNOW YOU.
18. DRESS FOR SUCCESS. LOOK AROUND, SEE WHAT FITS FOR YOUR GAME IN LIFE.
19. EMPOWER OTHERS - BE AN ENABLER.
20. LEARN TO COMMUNICATE WELL - WRITTEN AND ORALLY.
21. PRAISE IN PUBLIC, AND OFTEN. CRITICIZE IN PRIVATE, AND IMMEDIATELY.
22. TIME IS YOUR FRIEND, AND YOUR ENEMY. MANAGE IT WELL.
23. BE HUMBLE IN VICTORY - GRACIOUS IN DEFEAT.
24. LEARN TO REMEMBER NAMES. NEVER MIS-SPELL A NAME, OR MIS-PRONOUNCE IT.
25. HAVE A "KITCHEN CABINET" OF PEOPLE YOU TRUST TO GIVE YOU THEIR HONEST OPINION. USE THEM FOR UNBIASED ADVICE IN TIMES OF TROUBLE OR MAJOR DECISIONS.



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