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Friday, September 12, 2014

Small Steps

Crawl, Walk, Run (CWR) was a vital concept in my early development, as well as millions of other people. I dreamed of making the big plays at all times without realizing that big plays, just like ideas coexist with little ones.  It often took a lot of effort to wade through the misses to discover one hit.  The CWR concept seems to get forced out of our consciousness as we age even though the principle applies at any age.  I blame the schools for not having enough recess.  Even today I'm still learning how to form coherent thoughts so I can keep running.

Almost everything has a natural process and order.  Shortcuts exist, but the time it could take to find them might be better spent getting on with the job.  It takes a great deal of commitment, focus, and effort to learn the proper order as fast as possible in order to move toward the level of mastery that is only gained from repetition.  That is how AcMo has been able to continue its acceleration and expansion throughout the years.  We didn't start out as a conglomerate that acquired additional holdings with abandon.  We had to build AcMo from nothing into something a little bit more substantial than nothing.  It took a lot of time, a lot of wrong turns, some determination and grit, and a lot of imagination.

It is rare to see anyone--even those with raw talent--be excellent at something on the first attempt. I'm guilty of believing I can get to the top without climbing the other rungs of the ladder. I suspect a lot of other people are as well. I understand it's always one step at a time, maybe you might be able to skip a step or three, but that shouldn't be considered a foregone conclusion.  AcMo is always moving, climbing, and striving to reach the summit.  When you are focused on the goal, sometimes small steps foster the illusion of not progressing.  Shifting the focus back to each individual step and its purpose can create new opportunities and a greater understanding of the ultimate goal.  See the wonder and the beauty in every action that moves one even an inch closer to the destination, but always remember to be where your feet are.  The end goal should not dominate the conscious mind to the detriment of the process to reach that goal.

Those words were nice, but when you have dreams of world domination like AcMo, the progress must always be tangible.  We don't have time to be anywhere but on the move and at a fast rate of speed.  Life happens fast, and if you're not paying attention, you may miss it.  We utilize the latest in surveillance technologies, which enables us to rewind any moments we may have missed and to skip the annoying commercials.

<commercial>AcMo's global business structure is remarkable in its makeup and stealth capabilities.  We operate anywhere business is conducted, often without our name being involved, but we are still everywhere.  Think of AcMo as the Keyser Soze of the business world.  If transactions are occurring, we want to be involved.  Let AcMo help you scale your business to the moon and back.  The only thing stopping your company from reaching its full potential is the size of your budget and how much of that you are willing to allocate to our needs.</commercial>

The above mention of skipping commercials reminded me that we need to make sure we are always earning or the machine gets upset and tries to eat us alive.  There are rare moments of ignorant bliss when we forget the machine's well-oiled and quite sharp teeth are back there waiting to snap us like dry twigs.  The machine is always on the move and it must always feed.  It either will get you or the next poor sap in line, but no one escapes it forever.  That's one of the reasons we move so fast.  We do our best to stay several steps ahead.  So far we've been fortunate to do just that.

Each day at AcMo is a step toward our ultimate goal, but we're doing our best to enjoy the process as well as the potential outcome along the way.  We've always made great effort to examine the scenery while accelerating to our maximum speed.  This has only once or twice resulted in accidents due to misjudging the signals the road was providing.  To be fair to the responsible parties, the road was totally sending mixed signals.  Sometimes the smallest detail unlocks the largest potential reward, and if you aren't paying attention, you'll never know you just passed by it.


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