CHAPTER 5

YOUR HEADWINDS AND TAILWINDS AFFECT YOUR OUTCOMES

First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality . . .

NAPOLEON HILL

In this chapter, you will look at the external forces that shape your journey to win: headwinds and tailwinds. In addition to your objectives and preliminary plan of action, you identified your SWOTs in Chapter 4. Now we will see if any of those are significant enough or serious enough that may make them a game-changing headwind or tailwind.

It is said that when we make plans, God laughs! And Mike Tyson said that everyone has a plan “’til they get punched in the mouth.” This is why I seek to have a risk mitigation strategy or a Plan B for ...

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