The two investors that I chose to write about in my blog are
Patti Brotherton and Chuck Blakemen. The
reason that I chose the two to talk about is because they remind me of my wife
and myself, respectively.
Patti Brotherton, a prominent real estate agent, prides
herself on writing down her goals for the future after each year that
passes. In that way, she set herself up
for continued success and adding to that with the extra wisdom and experience
that she has gained throughout the course of each progressive year. My wife is a lot like that because she choses
to write out her goals on getting things accomplished and goes after the
smaller goals until they lead to and ultimately accomplish the bigger ones.
Day to day, my wife creates a list on the things that need
to be done in order to run our household smoothly. But along the way there are always, “hiccups”
or “obstacles” that seem to deter her or myself from the path that she creates
from making out plans. She always goes
by the motto, “Those fail to plan, plan to fail.” Patti Brotherton and wife seem to be on the
same wavelength when it comes to these kind of things stating, “In order to get going, you need to plan
your day and get out of your chair and take action” (Brotherton, 2003). The key idea for Brotherton is planning.
On he other hand, Chuck Blakeman reminds me of myself when
it comes to handling business. He
believes in “stepping out” and handling your business goal and making things
happen and become a reality. The reason
that I say this is because I operated like that when I shot first feature film
and didn’t want anyone telling me what could or couldn’t do.
As a result, I got the feature film shot, but I learned a
lot of hard lessons along the way. I
went in without a plan (with the exception of the script and shooting
schedule), and got sidetracked on things I could control, and then there were
the issues that I couldn’t control.
With that being said, I noticed upon reviewing Chuck
Blakeman’s website, I liked hi analogy of “pictures vs. films”. Being a filmmaker I agree with his statement,
but what really caught my attention is what he said, “is to see trends, not
numbers.” (Blakemen, 2011) and those individuals would have to “look at the
whole movie to get an idea of what they are saying” (Blakemen, 2011). Meaning, don’t just look at certain parts,
try to look at the whole picture and with that look at each element to make a
sound decision when creating and executing your business plans. The key idea is execution.
I agree with both Brotherton and Blakeman because they both
have opposing, but mutual goals of getting things done when action is
taken. It’s just that they go about
getting things done differently. I believe
that making a plan (allowing room for error) and taking action is the key to
creating a successful business.
Lastly, the statement that Blakeman mentioned on his website
made the most sense, “Watch
the movies of your business to see how you’re doing and you’ll have the
confidence to keep going…” (Blakeman, 2011).
Additionally, Chuck Blakeman made valid point stating, “It’s not that we shouldn’t plan,
but that we should plan more after we’re already moving and less before we move”
(Blakeman, 2010). Chuck’s statement
resonates with the both the philosophy of making plans and starting and running
a business. Taking action is the key.
References
Blakeman, C. (2011) Retrieved from:
http://chuckblakeman.com/2011/9/texts/stop-looking-at-your-numbers
Blakeman, C. (2010) www.mulliganspeakers.com. Retrieved from: http://www.mulliganspeakers.com/pages/blakeman_topics.html
Brotherton, P. (2003) Realty Times,
“The Number One Rule – Prospect!” Retrieved from: http://realtytimes.com/rtpages/20030117_prospect.htm
