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)


151. THE TREND IS YOUR FRIEND – SEEK OUT THE FUTURE COURSE OF LIFE, THEN HELP TO MOLD IT, LEAD IT, AND MAKE IT WORK FOR YOU.
152. DRAW A PICTURE OF YOUR FUTURE PATH – BUT DO IT WITH A PENCIL WITH AN ERASER ON IT.
153. THE PERFECT NEUTRALIZER FOR THE BUFFOON WHO DOMINATES A CONVERSATION WITH STUPID CLAPTRAP – “IF HORSE MANURE WERE MUSIC, THAT REMARK WOULD BE A SYMPHONY.”
154. MOST PEOPLE WHO SAY THEY WANT TO SERVE GOD DO IT IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY.
155. THE ECONOMICS OF ENOUGH – AT SOME TIME IN YOUR LIFE YOU MUST TURN FROM AN ACQUISITION/CONSUMPTION MODE TO A LIFE OF CONTRIBUTION TO OTHERS AND SOCIETY.
156. RAW CAPITALISM IS SIMPLY GREED. VALUE LOADED CAPITALISM IS GOOD FOR SOCIETY
157. MONEY IS LIKE MANURE, IF YOU PILE IT UP IT STINKS! IF YOU SPREAD IT AROUND, IT GROWS THINGS.
158. THE POOR ARE SUPERB MONEY MANAGERS. MANAGE AND USE YOUR WEALTH AS THOUGH YOU COULD LOSE IT ALL. YOU CAN!!!!!!
159. 10% OF THE WORKFORCE ARE ENTREPRENEURS WHO WILL CREATE THE JOBS FOR THE OTHER 90%.
160. YOU WILL MAKE MISTAKES, IT IS NORMAL TO HAVE TO PAY FOR YOUR OWN MISTAKES, DON’T LET FEAR OF MISTAKES KEEP YOU FROM YOUR FULL SUCCESS.
161. LIFE IS A TAPESTRY WOVEN FROM YESTERDAY’S THREADS.
162. THE BEST WAY TO BECOME THE BOSS ISN’T TO SPEND DECADES STUMBLING UP THE CORPORATE LADDER – START YOUR OWN BUSINESS AND LEAD FROM DAY ONE.
163. GO SOAR – GO SIT ON A ROCK, OR UNDER A TREE, OR ON A CLIFF – AND THINK AND PLAN WHAT YOU ARE ALL ABOUT. DO THIS AT LEAST WEEKLY.
164. DO NOT CALL PEOPLE TO YOUR OFFICE, IT FRIGHTENS THEM. GO SEE THEM IN THEIR OFFICES, AND ON THE WAY KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN TO WHAT YOU SEE THROUGHOUT THE BUSINESS.
165. LEADERS OWE A CLEAR STATEMENT OF THE VALUES OF THE ORGANIZATION TO THOSE THEY LEAD.
166. A TRUE LEADER MUST IDENTIFY, DEVELOP AND NURTURE THOSE THAT WILL REPLACE THEM.
167. A REAL LEADER MAKES A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO PERMIT LEADERS TO LEAD.
168. NEVER FORGET THAT THOSE YOU LEAD CAN DESTROY YOU IF THEY NO LONGER BELIEVE IN YOU.
169. TEACH THOSE YOU LEAD: 1. SHARED VALUES 2. COMMON VISION 3. INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTABILITY
170. THE THREE BIGGEST FAILURES OF OUR CORPORATE EXECUTIVES: 1. SHORT TERM ORIENTATION 2. SHALLOW THINKING 3. QUICK FIX EXPECTATIONS. FIX THESE FAULTS WITHIN YOURSELF.
171. TRUE LEADERS AND WINNERS CAUSE CHANGE AND IMPROVEMENT IN ALL THEY TOUCH, EVEN AT RISK TO THEIR OWN STATUS QUO AT TIMES.
172. DO WHAT IS RIGHT, PERIOD.
173. A KEY RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOSS IS TO DEFINE REALITY.
174. THE LEADER TRULY MUST BE THE SERVANT TO THEIR EMPLOYEES.
175. REMEMBER WHAT YOUR MAMA TOLD YOU – SAY THANK YOU OFTEN TO THOSE YOU LEAD.
 



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