If You Fail to Plan, You Plan To WIN!!

Huh... That turns the age old saying "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail" right on its head!

But Stephen Pierce has got a point...

He says that it is not possible to plan in a contested environment... because of the unpredictability.

And so, by not planning you can actually win, provided you have a strategy.

Like driving your car from one place to another. You can have a strategy such as I'll drive from point A, turn left then stop at point B. I'll drive at the speed limit, I'll try and anticipate what the other drivers will do in my path, etc.

But, you can't plan the trip because there are factors out of your control, like another driver turning in front of you, delays, etc.

A plan only works in a controlled environment, like baking a cake in your kitchen. You have a recipe, you know exactly what ingredients are required, how long it needs to be baked, etc.

So, your home based business needs a strategy not a plan. You can't have a plan because you can't control most of the outcomes.

A strategy allows flexibility and gets rid of any tunnel vision... And your home based business is shaped by the strategy outcomes.

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