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Gravity Doesn't Care

"Gravity doesn't care if you have an excuse" Jim Collins, on rock climbing. *

Does gravity = your business?

Do you find yourself making excuses about a missed target or goal? If you take your focus off of your purpose, do you rationalize how important that distraction was?

Jim Collins, famous writer and consultant is also a rock climber (as are some of my friends in the Boulder area). Rock climbers know that an excuse is no substitute for careful planning, practice, and attention to detail. When you fall, no excuse can put you back together again. When you let go, gravity wins -- everytime.

What does this mean for you and your business, for you and your purpose?

Are you putting in the attention to clarity and detail that you need?

People can be forgiving, but gravity -- and business -- never is.

-- Douglas Brent Smith

http://frontrangeleadership.com


*Quoted from an interview with Jim Collins by Bo Burlingham, Inc. Magazine, April 2009, p.86
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  1. Bo BurlinghamNovember 2, 2009 at 4:47 PM

    Good advice, Doug. Hope you liked the interview. He sure is a smart guy.
    All the best, Bo Burlingham

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