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QUOTATIONS
TO HELP YOU RUN YOUR BUSINESS
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Norman Jackson
JFP Strategic Planning
Monday 16th
June 2014 - Richmond
Opportunities are like buses,
there’s always one coming..
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Duke of Wellington
Time spent on reconnaissance is seldom wasted.”“
Key to planning is getting it
down in writing – it maybe just
few bullet points, a one-pager
or full business plan.
Then, bounce the ideas of a
friend, adviser or mentor.
Failing to plan is
planning to fail
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Bill Gates
Gates admits that Microsoft
should have changed their
plans to build their own search
engine – by not doing so they
lost out heavily to Google.
Google kicked our butts ”“
In the beginning Microsoft’s mission
was to have “a computer on every
desk and in every home..”
Review your plan
regularly
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Never limit yourself to what you can achieve
Lizzy Yarnold
Gold medallist women’s
skeleton at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics
Sculpture of pole vaulter outside
The Institute of Sport, Australia
(N.B. There is no bar)
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Go Big or Go Home
Chemmy Alcott
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For this GB skier,
taking part in Sochi
2014 was her fourth
Winter Olympics,
even though she had
broken her leg the
year before.
Give 100% or
don’t bother
turning up.
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It’s impossible to bathe in the same stream twice
In this ever changing
world, what you did
last week, last month
or last year may not
work in the future.
You have to keep
changing – or
profits can go rapidly
southwards !
Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher
Born 544 BC
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Ronnie Barker
If I was as rich as Rockefeller, I’d be
richer than Rockefeller because I’d do
some window cleaning on the side.
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Humour can help you think out of the box
Spike Milligan
Money can’t buy you happiness but it
does bring you a more pleasant form of
misery and a better class of enemy.
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Focus and delegate
Sinatra does not move pianos ”“
Frank Sinatra
Sinatra was a singing legend but also
a focused businessman.
His three steps were:
1)show up,
2)perform
3)get paid
He knew how to focus and delegate
– that’s why…
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Push on or Hold back?
Magnus Magnusson
Denis Healey
I’ve started so I’ll finish.“ ” The first rule of holes – when
you are in one, stop digging.
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GOYA (Get off your arse).
Brad Burton
Founder of 4NETWORKING
“ ”
It is the second mouse
that gets the cheese.“
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Do it now or Hold off?
4NETWORKING now runs 5,000 + networking
events per annum.
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Keep on Keeping on
Thomas Edison
Edison was awarded 2,332 patents
in his lifetime but many of
his endeavours ended in failure.
He knew when to push on, and when to
hold back.
“ ”
I have not failed I’ve just found 10,000 ways that don’t work..
it boils down to is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.
Is it time you spoke with your
Adviser, Mentor or Non-executive
Director ?
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• Partner - JFP Strategic Planning (http://www.jfpstrategic-planning.co.uk/)
• Director - Sunningdale Corporate Finance Limited (http://www.sunningdalecf.com/)
• Business Skills Speaker and Group Mentor - Richmond Chamber of Commerce
• Passionate about helping SMEs grow
• Email: normandjackson@btinternet.com; Tel: 07710 348 197
• Twitter: @normanjackson7 / www.slideshare.net/normanjackson7
Norman (Norrie) Jackson
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