Hope Is Not A Strategy

Many have allowed their dreams to rest on the unstable grounds of hope, but what they fail to realize is hope alone is not a strategy.  Many years ago while working in corporate America two significant things became very apparent. First, the society we live in has become too accustomed to the false sense of microwave success and second, people today are more “feeling” dominated than they are “purpose” motivated.

With this mixture there is no wonder most businesses see such a great employee turnover rate.  Even within personal relationships, for many there seems to be a revolving door. To truly understand why this phenomenon has become the norm, we must recognize that simply hoping for better will never take the place of preparing for better.

If you conduct a survey of the people in your circle of influence you will no doubt hear many dreams, desires and wishes. What you will find lacking is a date or plan attached to those lofty hopes. That’s because we are a society obsessed with mission statements but very little mission accomplishments. There is … click HERE to continue reading