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!


THE LIST (Continued)


201. ENTREPRENEURS HAVE FIRE IN THEIR BELLY – A PASSION THAT SHOWS IN ALL THEY DO IN LIFE.
202. WINNERS BELIEVED PASSIONATELY IN THEMSELVES AND THEIR ABILITY TO ACHIEVE.
203. PASSION COMES FROM DOING THINGS YOU WANT TO DO. MAKE SURE YOU DO WORK, AND LEAD A LIFE THAT EXCITES YOUR PASSIONS.
204. THE BEST WAY TO PREDICT THE FUTURE IS TO INVENT IT YOURSELF.
205. CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION DO NOT HAVE TO DEAL ONLY WITH EARTH SHAKING EVENTS AND IDEAS – ONE CAN BE TERRIBLY CREATIVE IN DESIGNING A BETTER WAY TO FLUSH TOILETS.
206. YOU MUST REACT TO LIFE EXTREMELY FAST AND MUST BE CREATING AND INNOVATING 24 HOURS A DAY.
207. HAVING THE WORLD’S BEST IDEA WILL DO YOU NO GOOD UNLESS YOU ACT ON IT. TAKE THE FIRST STEP, OR SHUT UP AND SIT DOWN IN THE BACK ROW.
208. LEARN TO LIVE WITH UNCERTAINTAINTY AND AMBIGUITY – THEY ARE THE LIFE’S BLOOD OF AN EXCITING AND FULFILLING LIFE.
209. IN THE MANDARIN DIALECT OF CHINESE THE WORD FOR INNOVATION IS VERY CLOSE TO THE DEPICTION OF AN OPEN WINDOW. BRING A BREATH OF FRESH THINKING INTO YOUR LIFE AND BUSINESS THROUGH AN OPEN WINDOW MIND.
210. WHEN YOU THINK YOU DON’T HAVE POWER, PONDER THIS: IF YOU ARE AT ALL ACTIVE IN SOCIETY, THE AVERAGE LEADER IS JUST FIVE PHONE CALLS AWAY FROM CONTACTING THE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. MAKE PHONE CALLS WHEN IT IS NEEDED.
211. SMALL MINDS TALK ABOUT PEOPLE. AVERAGE MINDS TALK ABOUT EVENTS. LARGE MINDS TALK ABOUT IDEAS.
212. AN OLD SAYING: “DON’T KEEP A DOG AND BARK YOURSELF”. DON’T HIRE SOMEONE AND THEN CONTINUE TO RUN THEIR JOB. TRULY DELEGATE.
213. SUCCESS IS NOT MEASURED BY HOW YOU DO COMPARED TO HOW SOMEBODY ELSE DOES. SUCCES IS MEASURED BY HOW YOU DO COMPARED TO WHAT YOU COULD HAVE DONE WITH WHAT GOD GAVE YOU.
214. FOLLOW THE “BABE” RUTH PRINCIPLE – THE GUY WITH THE MOST STRIKEOUTS IS ALSO THE ONE WITH THE MOST HOME RUNS. SUCCESS COMES THROUGH TRYING AND FAILING AND TRYING AGAIN.
215. USE PEOPLE AND CONTACTS AS CONDUITS AND CONDUCTORS FOR ACTION, BUT DO NOT ABUSE THEM.
216. HONOR YOUR MENTORS.
217. SOME PEOPLE ARE REALLY TERRIFIC AT RUNNING THE 95 YARD DASH. WITHOUT THE LAST FIVE YARDS, THE FIRST 95 YARDS OF YOUR LIFE ARE WORTHLESS.
218. MANAGERS ARE A DIME A DOZEN. GREAT LEADERS ARE SCARCE. WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN YOU???????
219. YOU MUST HAVE A FUTURE ORIENTATION – YOU MUST BE THINKING 5 YEARS OUT, NOT 2” IN FRONT OF YOUR NOSE.
220. TO MANAGE OTHERS ONE MUST HAVE A SHARP MIND IN A VELVET SHEATH. TACT COUNTS.
221. BE A CHANGE AGENT – SHAKE THINGS UP REGULARLY.
222. BEFORE ONE CAN BEND OR BREAK THE RULES, ONE MUST KNOW WHAT THE RULES ARE.
223. THE THINGS WE HAVE ACHIEVED FOR OURSELVES DIE WITH US. THE IMPACT WE HAVE HAD ON THE WORLD REMAINS AND IS IMMORTAL.
224. NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF STUPID PEOPLE IN A LARGE GROUP.
225. DON’T LET YOUR SNIPING POLITICAL CRITICS GET TO YOU – IGNORE THEM AND PROVE THEM WRONG BY YOUR MAGNIFICENT EFFORTS.
 



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