Good ideas need good strategy to realize their potential.
Interpretation
Even the best ideas require careful planning to succeed.
This quote emphasizes the importance of strategic planning in the realization of good ideas. It suggests that while having a great idea is valuable, it is not enough on its own; effective execution through a well-thought-out strategy is essential to fully harness the idea's potential and achieve success.
In practice
During a business presentation to convey the importance of planning in entrepreneurship.
Leaders, whether in the public or the private sphere, must understand the responsibilities that come with their role. They are the most visible standard-bearers of their organizations. Holding them accountable to this responsibility protects the promise of our organizations and our communities.
The same instincts that make us good students can make us lousy entrepreneurs.
The entrepreneurial journey starts with jumping off a cliff and assembling an airplane on the way down.
Any effort to make the death penalty speedier and less costly - more 'efficient' - will inevitably make it less just.
I've long believed that if you're not embarrassed by your first product release, you've released too late.
What is an entrepreneur? Someone who jumps off a cliff and builds a plane on the way down.
No one has a corner on success. It is his who pays the price.
I have had a few turning points, the first day I entered a gymnastics school at age 6.
I like trying to win. That's what golf is all about.
The road to the Olympics, leads to no city, no country. It goes far beyond New York or Moscow, ancient Greece or Nazi Germany. The road to the Olympics leads β in the end β to the best within us.
Roger, liftoff, and the clock is started.
Strength of will - is essential to your survival and success. The competitor who won't go away, who won't stay down, has one of the most formidable competitive advantages of all. In evaluating people, I prize ego. It often translates into a fierce desire to do their best and an inner confidence that stands them in good stead when things really get rough. Psychologists suggest that there is a strong link between ego and competitiveness. All the great performers I've ever coached had ego to spare.
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