Don't Leave It To Fate-Strategise

Monday, February 03, 2014

I once listened to a radio phone-in programme where the presenter invited his listeners to call and answer one simple question. The question was, "What is your agenda for the day?"

There were many callers and the answers were as varied as the callers themselves. Some of the answers that caught my attention were: "My agenda is to have a good day; my agenda is to be successful at what I do; my agenda is to prepare for tomorrow and my agenda is to be a good person." The more I listened to these answers the more bewildered and bemused I got.

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