An entrepreneur's obsession goes often with following inspirational thoughts of stalwarts in business and industry. There are many that are interesting and yet many others over which your eyes just glaze over.
Rarely have I come across a clear thinking, powerful message as the one given by J C Bamford, the founder of JCB. I quote Bamford on 'A Sense of Urgency'.
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A Sense of Urgency
Montreux, Switzerland 2nd June 1993
I was once ask as a founder of JCB, What is took to succeed. "The same thing it took to get started", I said, "a sense of URGENCY about getting things done". The people who make things move in this world share this same sense of URGENCY. No matter how intelligent or able you may be, if you don't have this sense of URGENCY,now is the time to start developing it. The world is full of very competent people who honestly intend to do things tomorrow or as soon as they can get around to it. Their accomplishments, however, seldom match those of the less talented who are blessed with a sense of the importance of GETTING STARTED NOW.
-Joseph Cyril Bamford (1916-2001 )
Founder of JCB
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An apt beginning to what will continue to be a delightful read! :)
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