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Thanks, TP. Perhaps this summarizes the 44:
1. Work as hard as you can on making Plan A work.
2. Work even harder on readying Plan B.
As TP writes: "Successful people are the ones who are good at Plan B."

Posted by Mike L. at December 1, 2009 6:41 AM

Mike;

I like 1 and 2

I would add

3; Never never give up, there are consequences

4; People first and first and first

Regards and have a splendid day, however you choose to live it by your own list or someone elses.....

Patrick

Posted by patrick at December 1, 2009 6:56 AM

I would say its MORE important we do all these things when the sun is shining. If we did then maybe we wouldn't have a recession to deal with.

Posted by Trevor Gay at December 1, 2009 8:53 AM

Tom, I'm intrigued by your continued inclusion of the final "and then" strategy on this list. If praying works, why not do it first?

Posted by RobCH at December 2, 2009 3:49 AM

Totally with you Trevor. In addition there is nothing worse then suddenly getting calls from companies who were not in contact before - a sure sign they are desperate. Your brand behaviour should not be different than before - perhaps more often or better but not different

Posted by PaulH at December 2, 2009 9:17 AM

Hi Tom,

Trevor and Paul have it I think. I LOVE your list, but to me this is an excellent summary of the way you should work and live every day of your life, regardless of circumstance. We can't control circumstance, but we can certainly control our response to it!

Thanks and best to everybody here.

tom

Posted by Tom Berarducci at December 2, 2009 11:20 AM

Tom (via Shelley),
I move that Trevor and PaulH be commissioned to help you further enhance your valuable list of 44!

Posted by Randy Bosch at December 2, 2009 12:52 PM

Tom,
I have never commented on something like this but your 44 Strategies video really moved and inspired me. I posted it on Facebook and Twitter. Everyone should see this. Thank you.
Cindy White

Posted by Cindy White at December 2, 2009 9:37 PM

Simply Brilliant!

Posted by Michael Pittman at December 2, 2009 11:56 PM

Thank you, Tom. I find the list of great help.

I believe aggressive adaptation is beyond indispensable.

I also believe -- although making a further load -- new skill and newer education is key. Honorable Australian Prime Minister called yesterday (Dec/02/2K9): "self-improvement" [accelerated and amplified into several fields of practical knowledge].

You call it selling things, which is absolutely crucial. I call it to over-communicate to over-accomplish. Not because of year end but just because of the profoundly changing times, I believe it is essential to re-think and re-prioritize your lines of practice, markets, industries, etc.

Posted by Andres Agostini (Andy) at December 3, 2009 9:04 PM

"You take better than usual care of yourself, and encourage other people to do the same..." I've learned the hard way about this one. If you don't take care of your body it WILL initiate a work stoppage - at the most inconvenient time.

Posted by John O'Leary at December 5, 2009 9:59 PM