There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it's only a hundred billion. It's less than the national deficit! We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers.

  - Richard Feynman

 Lucky 13 - Can you score 32?

Making your numbers (AKA achieving the goals of your financial plan) should be the sole focus of your attention. Everything else, like your business plan, your marketing plan, your business model, should be adjusted to ensure that your financial plan objectives are being met.

    How a business proposal is written and presented can mean the difference between winning and losing the business. Naturally, the proposal will contain many specifics, but here are the main elements that the proposal must address:  

• What is the key business problem that the business owner or manager is trying to solve?

Most pediatricians believe that if a baby doesn’t walk by the age of 18 month, parents should seek medical advice. Here is a question for you. If your baby doesn’t walk by age of 18 months.How much longer do you give them?

A) Three more months
B) Six more months
C) Give up on walking- I’ll have t accept his/her fate

Sometimes, business innovation is confused with invention. You don’t need necessarily to “invent” something to be innovative in your business.

Kevin Kelly, in his book, “New Rules for the New Economy” said:

 Wealth today flows directly from innovation not optimization. It is not gained but perfecting the known, but by imperfectly seizing the unknown.

 Even in today’s economy this hold very true. I believe wealth is created by innovation, but must be maintained by optimization.

Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.
Albert Schweitzer

Views differ on the question of how fast you should move through times of changes. John Kotler, in his book, The Heart of Change, tells a story about a man who bought a fixer-upper home. The realtor advised the new home owner to make all the changes within 6 months, or else it will most likely never get done. The home owner responded by saying that he will make a list, but will get the house fixed over the next few years. Well, years passed and sure enough, the owner “got used” to how things are, and never got it fixed.