Prepare

"I will prepare and some day my chance will come" 

-Abraham Lincoln

Success is defined by how well you prepare. Master your preparation to achieve success.

SYSTEM: US Navy Seal Veteran, Thom Shea, has assembled a system to prepare for anything. This system develops, tests, and prepares each part of your life for a challenge ahead.

1 - Health: Push yourself beyond your breaking point 1X/Week to build resilience

2 - Intellect: Challenge your assumptions and prove something to yourself.

3 - Business: Have someone take over what you do. Evaluate how they perform.

4 - Relationships: Listen first, speak second.

5 - Impact: Do something for someone else so that they get better.

Learn more on Thom's Unbreakable Leadership Podcast.

COLLEGE? Most of us have been taught that college is the best way to prepare for the professional world. Is it? Patrick Bet David explores the subject in this Podcast by evaluating the college experience and the results of the Universities that provide it. Listen in to learn how PBD evaluates the experience against the following 5 criteria and more:

1 - Actual Education: Subjects you learned

2 - Diploma: Value of the "proof" that you attended

3 - Network: Who you met while in college

4 - Safety: The back-up plan earning a college diploma provides

5 - Salary: How much you can earn, by degree, following graduation

PROCESS: As a seasoned executive across multiple portfolio companies Adam Coffey has invested more than 20 years in his preparation. Tune in to his interview on The Private Equity Podcast to hear how each situation he encounters is "just another process" and his self and company preparation allows him to run each process with transparency-enabled efficiency. .

TOOL: Meeting Preparation Schedule

For those of you who were subscribed on June 27th, you saw a meeting outline. This is the third step I take in preparing for a meeting. The first is a written list of meetings/tasks to accomplish for the day ahead, the second list is an indication of what meetings/tasks need specific preparation. By planning to prepare, with a visual indicator on my schedule, I ensure that you enter all meetings prepared while not over-investing preparation time for those which don’t need it.

Stay Productive.

Joe House