50 GREAT learning’s to live by

Taken from ‘The Way of the Shark’ by Greg Norman

• · Dreams are the blueprints of reality
• · Find a better way but don’t take short cuts
• · Always tell the truth
• · Separate yourself from the crowd
• · Control your emotions
• · Get anger out of your system as quickly as possible
• · Set high standards they will drive you to achieve
• · “Do it now” and “Do it properly”
• · You are judged by the company you keep
• · Learn the value of preparation
• · Be willing to change in order to succeed
• · Work on your weaknesses, rather than focus on your strengths
• · Face failure, learn from it and move on
• · Seek the advice of others
• · Forge strategic and long term relationships
• · Identify a niche and fill it
• · Study others. Apply what works. Discard what doesn’t
• · Focus on delivering substance over style
• · Play your own game
• · Expect the unexpected
• · When looking for partners, search for companies with like minded values
• · Don’t stand by idly when the rights of others are threatened
• · Material change comes from those willing to change the status quo
  · Stay in good physical condition. It will make a difference in your mental outlook
• · Resolve conflict through personal intervention
• · Turn inertia into action
• · Trust your instincts
• · Think of yourself as an entrepreneur
• · Learn to compartmentalize, give total focus to the task in hand
• · The nature of a true competitor is to become more determined with every defeat
• · Victory is sweet, but how you handle yourself in defeat is often more telling
• · It takes time to establish something of value
• · Separate your personal life from your professional life
• · Treat your clients money as though it were your own
• · Don’t change the people, change the people
• · Evaluate each business opportunity on its own merit
• · Develop a detailed plan for each business and continually refine it
• · Find your adjacent space opportunities
• · Know when to develop your own ideas and when to partner with others
• · Be a good partner, respect and defer to others talents
• · Know when to build equity in your own brand and when to add value to others
• · Always over deliver on the value proposition
• · Every deal is different, be flexible
• · Develop your business in emerging markets
• · Involve independently minded people at the highest level of your organisation
• · Empower your employees in a way that unleashes their talent and energy
• · Meet regularly with members of your team to explain your vision for the business
• · Begin with the end in mind
• · Attack life