Comments on: Better Get In Motion or You’ll Be Stuck With Dead Ducks http://successcreeations.com/54/better-get-in-motion-or-youll-be-stuck-with-dead-ducks/ Guiding Businesses to Increased Income and Influence Thorough New Media Systems Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:58:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://successcreeations.com/54/better-get-in-motion-or-youll-be-stuck-with-dead-ducks/#comment-1027 Anonymous Thu, 14 Dec 2006 04:07:50 +0000 http://successcreeations.com/2006/11/14/better-get-in-motion-or-youll-be-stuck-with-dead-ducks/#comment-1027 <strong>Better Get In Motion or You'll Be Stuck With Dead Ducks...</strong> There is a problem inherent with waiting until you get all your ducks in a row before you get started. Planning will only get you so far and is absolutely useless without the missing ingredient shared here.... Better Get In Motion or You’ll Be Stuck With Dead Ducks…

There is a problem inherent with waiting until you get all your ducks in a row before you get started. Planning will only get you so far and is absolutely useless without the missing ingredient shared here….

]]> By: Chris http://successcreeations.com/54/better-get-in-motion-or-youll-be-stuck-with-dead-ducks/#comment-544 Chris Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:17:38 +0000 http://successcreeations.com/2006/11/14/better-get-in-motion-or-youll-be-stuck-with-dead-ducks/#comment-544 15 hours with transparencies. Sounds a lot like how I remember most of the Navy training I had! I think that's one of the reasons I'm such a heavy coffee drinker to this day. :) 15 hours with transparencies. Sounds a lot like how I remember most of the Navy training I had! I think that’s one of the reasons I’m such a heavy coffee drinker to this day. :)

]]> By: MIke http://successcreeations.com/54/better-get-in-motion-or-youll-be-stuck-with-dead-ducks/#comment-542 MIke Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:03:19 +0000 http://successcreeations.com/2006/11/14/better-get-in-motion-or-youll-be-stuck-with-dead-ducks/#comment-542 20 years ago Boyd was still teaching his stuff as a 15-hour presentation using transparencies (not exactly what you'd call accessible). And those years do sneak past us in a hurry! 20 years ago Boyd was still teaching his stuff as a 15-hour presentation using transparencies (not exactly what you’d call accessible). And those years do sneak past us in a hurry!

]]> By: Chris http://successcreeations.com/54/better-get-in-motion-or-youll-be-stuck-with-dead-ducks/#comment-538 Chris Fri, 17 Nov 2006 03:45:22 +0000 http://successcreeations.com/2006/11/14/better-get-in-motion-or-youll-be-stuck-with-dead-ducks/#comment-538 The other thing is that most of my Navy training is fast approaching 20 years ago. (Can I be that old? Ugh! My knees say, "Yes!") So if those concepts you are talking about are newer than that I wouldn't have gotten them anyway. The other thing is that most of my Navy training is fast approaching 20 years ago. (Can I be that old? Ugh! My knees say, “Yes!”) So if those concepts you are talking about are newer than that I wouldn’t have gotten them anyway.

]]> By: MIke http://successcreeations.com/54/better-get-in-motion-or-youll-be-stuck-with-dead-ducks/#comment-537 MIke Fri, 17 Nov 2006 03:34:19 +0000 http://successcreeations.com/2006/11/14/better-get-in-motion-or-youll-be-stuck-with-dead-ducks/#comment-537 Chris, I was guessing they didn't, but thought I'd ask. I agree with you on the difference between knowing and liking. Most of my career has been in consulting, where the keys to success were more often acting and reacting leading up to planning for someone else's implementation. In those situations "analysis paralysis" seems the bigger risk to me. Cheers, and I look forward to the biz blogging 101 series! Mike Chris,

I was guessing they didn’t, but thought I’d ask. I agree with you on the difference between knowing and liking. Most of my career has been in consulting, where the keys to success were more often acting and reacting leading up to planning for someone else’s implementation. In those situations “analysis paralysis” seems the bigger risk to me.

Cheers, and I look forward to the biz blogging 101 series!

Mike

]]> By: Chris http://successcreeations.com/54/better-get-in-motion-or-youll-be-stuck-with-dead-ducks/#comment-536 Chris Fri, 17 Nov 2006 02:44:56 +0000 http://successcreeations.com/2006/11/14/better-get-in-motion-or-youll-be-stuck-with-dead-ducks/#comment-536 If the Navy did teach me that stuff Mike, they either called it something else (probably with a big long acronym, though :roll: ) or I slept through that course. That's not to say that I'm not effective at both planning and acting decisively. The vast majority of my working career has been in operations. And I'm good at it. But in my case there is a difference between <i>knowing</i> it (and even <i>doing</i> it well) and actually <i>liking</i> balancing the planning with the action. For me, there are times when I'd rather focus my efforts aligning the ducks than pulling the trigger. Duck alignment feels easier, less risky. It's not. But it sure does feel that way sometimes. If the Navy did teach me that stuff Mike, they either called it something else (probably with a big long acronym, though :roll: ) or I slept through that course.

That’s not to say that I’m not effective at both planning and acting decisively. The vast majority of my working career has been in operations. And I’m good at it.

But in my case there is a difference between knowing it (and even doing it well) and actually liking balancing the planning with the action.

For me, there are times when I’d rather focus my efforts aligning the ducks than pulling the trigger. Duck alignment feels easier, less risky.

It’s not. But it sure does feel that way sometimes.

]]> By: MIke http://successcreeations.com/54/better-get-in-motion-or-youll-be-stuck-with-dead-ducks/#comment-533 MIke Thu, 16 Nov 2006 23:49:57 +0000 http://successcreeations.com/2006/11/14/better-get-in-motion-or-youll-be-stuck-with-dead-ducks/#comment-533 Chris, When you were in the military did they teach you Boyd's <a href="http://spookyaction.blogspot.com/2006/07/advanced-ooda-loops-pisrr-and.html" rel="nofollow">OODA and PISRR</a> concepts? I think it cleanly orients the need to balance between planning and acting. Mike Chris,

When you were in the military did they teach you Boyd’s OODA and PISRR concepts? I think it cleanly orients the need to balance between planning and acting.

Mike

]]> By: Chris http://successcreeations.com/54/better-get-in-motion-or-youll-be-stuck-with-dead-ducks/#comment-516 Chris Wed, 15 Nov 2006 13:48:53 +0000 http://successcreeations.com/2006/11/14/better-get-in-motion-or-youll-be-stuck-with-dead-ducks/#comment-516 Thanks for the trakcback, Kent. Boy you sure do make it challenging to comment over there. First I had to register, then my comment was moderated. Whew! Good thing I'm stubborn. Thanks for the trakcback, Kent. Boy you sure do make it challenging to comment over there. First I had to register, then my comment was moderated. Whew! Good thing I’m stubborn.

]]> By: Kent Blumberg http://successcreeations.com/54/better-get-in-motion-or-youll-be-stuck-with-dead-ducks/#comment-515 Kent Blumberg Wed, 15 Nov 2006 13:05:40 +0000 http://successcreeations.com/2006/11/14/better-get-in-motion-or-youll-be-stuck-with-dead-ducks/#comment-515 <strong>Take the first step NOW...</strong> The world is moving too fast for perfect plans. Yes, you need to plan your project, proposal, business, meal - whatever - but at some point you need to execute the plan. You need to get out there and do... Take the first step NOW…

The world is moving too fast for perfect plans. Yes, you need to plan your project, proposal, business, meal – whatever – but at some point you need to execute the plan. You need to get out there and do…

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