Thoughts on Managing the Task at Hand; #Focus

In May of 1927, Charles Lindbergh flew from New York to Paris in a clunky plane called "The Spirit of Saint Luis." It was reported that this machine was like a two-ton flying gas tank, that traveled slowly only a few meters over a foggy ocean for 33 hours before it reached its target destination.

Lindbergh could take very little with him, and it was reported that he had packed only five sandwiches as provision for the journey. One reporter gasped at this, and Lindbergh responded:

"If I get to Paris, I won't need anymore. If I don't get to Paris, I won't need anymore, either!"

My Takeaways; Practical Application for Project Management

1. Meet the needs of the moment with your full focus and intention to succeed at the task at hand. Learn to recognize what is sufficient to take action or create a minimum viable product.
2. In the words of Dale Carnegie: Stop Worrying and Start Living! Every project starts with research and is followed by planning, but the success of a project is all about the follow-through. If you constantly allow "What if?" to weigh you down, your project may never take flight!
3. Learn the value of Risk Acceptance. Plan for risks: Maybe you need a contingency budget or a "Plan B." But learning risk acceptance is also a part of risk management; it may be necessary to accept the odds of failure in order to pursue the opportunity to succeed!

#Focus #FollowThrough #RiskAcceptance #RiskManagement #StopWorryingAndStartLiving