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Diligence

Written by: Randy Ek

Article Overview: Diligence is the byproduct of successful planning.

Diligence

Success requires diligence!

Ok, so you have good ideas, great plans and sufficient capital. Do you have
enough faith in your projections to suffice the diligence necessary for all good
ideas to grow into fruition? Many great people made it big way beyond their
initial plans and had to create secondary and even tertiary plans to reinforce the
diligence necessary to accomplish the high expectations essential to create
illustrious aspirations.

It is said that a business plan should include enough capital to sustain at least
the first three years of any business venture and yet most businesses fail within
the first year or two due of start up due to lack of capital. This shows a lack of
diligence as with diligence one finds any way possible to accomplish one’s goals.

Whether we are starting a business, a venture or merely a push towards
improving our career status we must be sure we have sufficient passion for our
ideas if we are to support the diligence necessary to accomplish our goals. Many
times in my life I jumped quickly out of the blocks with more infatuation over an
idea than the true passion necessary to support diligence.

Today I know the biggest difference between passion and infatuation is the
period of time necessary to properly ferment the ingredients that create passion.
Ideas must be sufficiently charged to maintain the level of excitement required in
supporting diligence and infatuation is too fickle and short lived.

Another component of diligence is building sufficient support for both the ideas
and the maintained energy level necessary for any success. I have always the use of a life coach to be of immeasurable assistance in getting the encouragement necessary to stay diligent. And as always remember...

Your Life is PERFECT!
PAY ATTENTION!!!

Love,
Randy Ek

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