| Three Military Principles for Great
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| | an opportunity, you exploit it to the
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| Success in Business By Tracy Brinkmann
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| | fullest extent possible. If you have a
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| By growing up in a military environment
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| | great promotional idea or product or
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| as well as serving a term in the United
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| | service, you sell all you can. Press your
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| States Army myself; I was lucky enough to
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| | advantage and push through to complete
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| learn that there are a number of
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| | victory. TEAM-UP The military
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| principles in military strategy that you
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| | Principle of Concerted Action can be
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| can apply to your business, immediately.
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| | compared to the corporate world's
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| Principles that can, when utilized, help
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| | principle of synergy. Simply put - Tap
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| you to think better and get better
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| | and leverage the strengths of your team.
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| results than ever before.
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| | Your ability to keep the team working
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| OUT OF THE BLUE The element of surprise
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| | effectively and amicably can positively
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| has been the key turning point of many
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| | magnify to its efforts. In addition,
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| 'battles.' Whether fought on country
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| | your personal knack of working
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| fields crossing borders or in the
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| | harmoniously with other individuals is
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| boardrooms across the country doing the
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| | more responsible for your own success
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| unexpected is a key tactic to out-flank
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| | than any other quality
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| or upset your competition.
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| | TAKE ACTION NOW Take these actions now
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| OUT OF THE RUT You could also say "Out
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| | to start applying these principles into
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| of the grave." Because if you think
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| | your business/personal life:
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| about it, a rut is nothing more than a
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| | 1. Review areas of your work/home life
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| grave with the ends kicked-out. Many
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| | where you repeatedly encounter
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| times doing the exact opposite of what
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| | frustration. Is there an entirely
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| you have been doing could turn out to be
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| | different way to resolve this situation?
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| the perfect solution. If you find
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| | Come 'Out of the Blue' with a new tactic
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| yourself in a hole, your natural tendency
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| | idea. Get 'Out of the Rut' and surprise
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| might be to keep digging. You might even
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| | the situation as well as the competition
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| feel the urge to dig faster. But usually
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| | in some way. 2. Identify whose
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| the solution is to back out of the rut
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| | assistance you will need to execute your
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| and go dig somewhere else. So remember
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| | 'Out of the Blue' solution or whose
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| the first rule of ruts and holes; "If you
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| | support you will need to get you 'Out of
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| find yourself in one…… Stop Digging!"
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| | the Rut.' Then doggedly seek out ways to
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| FOLLOW-UP Throughout history, great
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| | earn their cooperation.
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| battles have been won and then lost
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| | On last note: When seeking out the aid of
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| because of the failure of a commanding
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| | others, keep in mind that everyone's
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| general to follow through and complete
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| | favorite radio station is: WII FM
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| the victory. A second military principle
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| | (What's In It For Me.) So be sure they
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| that applies to business is the Principle
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| | understand the benefits to the company,
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| of Exploitation. It emphasizes the
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| | to the department and most importantly to
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| importance of follow-up and
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| | themselves!
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| follow-through. In business, when you get
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