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By far the most meaningful and impactful article that I've ever written. I think God for taking me through the trials and tribulations I had to go through endure and overcome to become the man I've become. I can truly say that I'm proud of the man that looks back at me in the mirror every morning. That man isn't perfect, but that man has come a very long way.
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#growth #change #transformation #transparnacy #accountability #honesty
The enemy had the audacity to speak to me DIRECTLY through MY LAWYER a few hours ago. I have NEVER EVER once heard my lawyer speak with such visceral vitriol, such venom, such hate!!!
The enemy spoke directly to me and attempted to speak death over EVERYTHING I am trusting God with, praying for, standing in the gap on, in active spiritual warfare over. Even went as far as to say "If there even is a God". He attacked the very core of my FAITH!
And I did what is supposed to be done I shut him dowm, spoke to him directly, stood 10 toes down on the word, and shot the word at him crisply and decisively, binded em up, tourtured him a bit more with the word of God and cast him right on up outta there.
When I was done speaking, my lawyer returned to speaking in his, calm, normal tone, all venom and viceral vitriol CEASED. The enemy is BIG MAD, but I was built for this! The long defeated WILL not claim victory over ANYTHING this way, it is so, the victory is already won!
#itsfoottoassseason
#myswordissharp
#trainedtogo
#iwasbuiltforthis
#builtbygod
I am on Season Cleaning type time! So new rules must be established in alignment with what God requires, and where I am being elevated to as a result (as my visibility is about to increase DRAMATICALLY):
If you follow me from here forward, thank you, I sincerely appreciate it. However, if I do not know you in that way (those who know, know) your access is limited to what I offer in my PROFESSIONAL capacity (there are links in my bio to assist in your understanding of what that is).
If you you follow me and than reach out to my DM on ANY social networking platform I am on, ESPECIALLY if you are a woman, and your Intentions are anything other than PROFESSIONAL, even if I feel an inkling of that in my spirit, YOU WILL BE BLOCKED IMMEDIATELY!
#pleaseresectmyboundaries
#myblockhandisstrong
#obidienceisbetterthansacrifice
Most business failures aren't caused by bad ideas, they're caused by poor execution systems.
Smart thinking gets you to the starting line. Systematic thinking gets you across the finish line.
I've witnessed this truth across two decades in institutional finance: The graveyard of failed ventures is filled with brilliant minds who couldn't translate vision into systematic action.
The difference between those who succeed and fail isn't raw intelligence, it's systematic intelligence.
Case study: Our Accenture contract closed in 60 days not through relationship luck, but through systematic preparation using military operational frameworks adapted for business.
In my latest Fred Talks article, I break down the S.I.E. methodology (Strategy, Implementation, Execution) that turns intelligent ideas into predictable results.
Your intelligence got you this far. Systematic intelligence will get you where you're going.
Read the full framework: https://t.co/m6cChjPRDP
#Leadership #SystematicThinking #BusinessStrategy #ExecutionExcellence #MilitaryFrameworks
Charlie Kirk was shot and killed today in Utah at a university that he was going to be speaking at. I don't care what side of the isle you're on, what your political or religious beliefs are, how you felt about the things he believed, said, stood for, NO ONE deserves to be killed for their beliefs or opinions in the United States NO ONE! Freedom of speech is protected by the First Amendment in this country and no one should lose their life for exercising their right to FREE SPEECH!!!
Irrespective of how you feel about him, that man was a husband and a father. My heart goes out to his family in this extremely difficult time! I sincerely hope that the person responsible for this one pays the maximum price allowable under the law, and I'm confident @potus@realdonaldtrump will see to it that it does!
An amazing honor and privilege to not only have work I co-authored published by the @BrettonWoodsCom, but to have had the honor of co-authoring with the esteemed @cartek99 who is one of the brightest, humblest, down to earth, good hearted men I know.
💡 Welcome to our #FredTalk: Failure isn’t the enemy—it’s the roadmap. Our CEO, @FredrickDScott, puts it best: "I am a product of my failures. Every single failure has gotten me to where I am today." So here’s the real question: What’s failure teaching you right now?
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Take 10% of that and do a Voice of Consumer and target customer profile analysis... Take another 5% and pay for a quality market study. You'll still have savings and have figured out rather you have something worth seriously considering investing more capital into. You're welcome!
@jefielding Yes you should. I think you should learn that you don't have to like a person personally to make money with them or off of them. It's a simple concept to grasp. Investing isn't emotional, it is logical, rational and strategic!
@lolitataub Biggest mistake here was the failure to do deep research into the Target Customer Profile. That should have been done before 1 line of code was written. Deep understanding of TCP ensures you develop to PMF from code line 1. You won't raise in this market so don't waste the time.