Quotes About Preparation

Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow.

Just like a script, you need to keep a business plan to yourself.

Set your business plan to win; raise the bar or you're not going to be prepared. You need to think that what you're doing will make you $100 million.

It's a business now. But you still have little butterflies in your stomach before every game.

You need more than an idea to run a business

The very best financial presentation is one that's well thought out and anticipates any questions... answering them in advance.

You can't overestimate the need to plan and prepare. In most of the mistakes I've made, there has been this common theme of inadequate planning beforehand. You really can't over-prepare in business!

Marketing begins before the product is launched.

I always knew that I wanted to do something in business and I prepared myself for that.

So, the advice that I would always give is make sure you've got your own career, before you put your child in the business.

No one has the right to not assume that the business cycle will turn! Every five years or so, you have got to assume that something bad will happen.

You don't run a business hoping you don't have a recession.

Do your homework or hire wise experts to help you. Never jump into a business you have no idea about.

Being properly prepared is one of the biggest assets in business and in athletic competition.

You know once you get in the business you know what you're getting into.

I like to go for cinches. I like to shoot fish in a barrel. But I like to do it after the water has run out.

I feel like I run a business although I haven't one. It's planning, planning, and planning.

You NEED to learn how to fly before you learn how to land and you MUST learn how to land before you start flying.

Delivering a project isn't difficult. What's difficult is delivering a project without first taking the time to plan properly

When preparing a presentation, it's never a good idea to begin with a rule. If you do, you're focusing on the appearance of good delivery and not the effect of it.

Before I got in the car, I was puking all over the place and on the grid. I was just a shaking wreck.

I would not advise people to buy a car or house without making a list. You will probably improve your intuitions by making a list and then sleeping on it.

I had to, ... Tie my suit up, tie my tie and just get downstairs to my car as fast as I could, so nobody could see me.

You can drive a car by looking in the rear view mirror as long as nothing is ahead of you. Not enough software professionals are engaged in forward thinking.