How to Walk a Crooked Line to Success

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Determined leaders, who don’t change direction, end up in the wrong place. The down side of resolve, tenacity, and determination is refusing to learn and adapt as you go.

The path to the future is never a straight line.

If you can’t change direction you never get there.

You always zigzag to big goals.

Those who never change direction have perfect foreknowledge and wisdom or they’re perfectly in the dark.

The trouble with zigzagging is it feels like:

  1. Failure. You stay the course, even after conditions change, because changing course feels like you made a mistake. Wise leaders don’t make mistakes, do they?
  2. Weakness. People wonder if you have a backbone when you change course.
  3. Confusion. Don’t you know where to go and how to get there? Can’t you make up your mind?

7 Ways to Zigzag successfully:

  1. Focus on long-term targets. Define a zig in terms of long-term success. “This…

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Kenneth Carnesi holds a Juris Doctor degree from New York Law School and a Professional Certificate in International Banking from Harvard Law School. Kenneth Carnesi is the Director of Operations and Government Sales at Anaptyx LLC and sits on the Boards of The Lazarus Organization, Monkeetech LLC and MG Madison Phillips, Inc. Mr. Carnesi has also founded CICG - Carnesi International Consulting Group, a company specializing in strategy consulting to small to mid-size businesses.

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