{"id":532,"date":"2018-09-22T06:08:40","date_gmt":"2018-09-22T10:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saudercpa.com\/blog\/?p=532"},"modified":"2018-09-22T16:21:56","modified_gmt":"2018-09-22T20:21:56","slug":"walking-to-the-fields-on-the-michael-process-segment-ix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saudercpa.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/22\/walking-to-the-fields-on-the-michael-process-segment-ix\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWalking to the Fields\u201d on The \u201cMichael Process\u201d (Segment IX)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Preface: \u201cIt has been my observation that the happiest of people, the vibrant doers of the world, are almost always those who are putting into play, calling upon, depending upon the greatest number of their God-given talents and capabilities.\u201d<\/em> See quotes from John Glenn.<\/p>\n

\u201cWalking to the Fields\u201d on The \u201cMichael Process\u201d (Segment IX)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Credit: Donald J. Sauder, CPA, CVA<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cYou can learn wisdom (e.g. in this context the business tool of the Michael Process and its relevancy) by three methods. First, by reflection, which is noblest. Second, by imitation, which is the easiest; and third by being a doer; and in that school, it is either if-only or next time.\u201d<\/em> That is a paraphrase\u00a0of\u00a0sage words from Confucius.<\/p>\n

For those who choose to be a doer, it pays to prepare appropriately. Even though business problems don\u2019t compare to a figurative \u201cBiblical Moment\u201d, more than one entrepreneur with lofty ambitions would have had a less costly education with a $250,000 MBA and five years of preparation. But quote \u201cwe don\u2019t know what we don\u2019t know.\u201d And between what there is to know, and what we know, is a big gap, for the majority of individual entrepreneurs. That\u2019s why partnerships, collaboration, alliances, advisors, coaches, and mentors, are vital for\u00a0successful and developing businesses.<\/p>\n

“He continues on to say, \u201cIf you\u2019re not guided by a clear sense of purpose, you\u2019re likely to fritter away your time and energy on obtaining the most tangible, short-term signs of achievement, not what\u2019s really important to you. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

And just as a focus on marginal costs can cause bad corporate decisions, it can lead people astray. The marginal cost of doing something wrong \u201cjust this once\u201d always seems alluringly low. You don\u2019t see the end result to which that path leads\u201d. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Clayton Christensen says God hires people who help others become better people. As a Harvard Business School professor, Christensen teaches aspiring MBAs how to apply management and innovation theories to build stronger companies. But he also believes that these models can help people lead better lives. Here are some of his questions. How can I be happy in my career? How can I be sure that my relationship with my family is an enduring source of happiness? And how can I live my life with integrity? It also helps to ask these questions early in life, i.e. during preparation.<\/p>\n

He continues on to say, \u201cIf you\u2019re not guided by a clear sense of purpose, you\u2019re likely to fritter away your time and energy on obtaining the most tangible, short-term signs of achievement, not what\u2019s really important to you. And just as a focus on marginal costs can cause bad corporate decisions, it can lead people astray. The marginal cost of doing something wrong \u201cjust this once\u201d always seems alluringly low. You don\u2019t see the end result to which that path leads\u201d.<\/em> The point is, the Life of Purpose, that Clayton encourages for his students, is noble and effective. It also aligns with the Michael Process. To quote from Segment I, \u201c<\/em>That is your [business] purpose \u2013 provide an effective solution to a marketplace problem that you\u2019ve concisely defined, with a passion for the marketplace, i.e. customers or clients.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

“The largest gaps in entrepreneurship are between the dreaming doers and the dreaming talkers. You will observe that real doers rarely criticize other doers. They realize how much work is really required.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Well said Michael.\u00a0\u201cReal entrepreneurs have a passion for what they\u2019re doing, a problem to be solved, and a purpose that drives them forward\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 quote from Michael Dell. Exuberant business successes can be simplified to adherence with the three step \u201cMichael Process.\u201d A) passion for a marketplace, B) a concisely defined problem(s) the marketplace needs (re)solved, and C) providing an effective solution to the marketplace problem(s) defined in step B.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The \u201cMichael Process\u201d is designed to firstly, provide dreaming talkers an understandable and implementable process towards be entrepreneurial doers, and secondly, help the entrepreneurial doers be more effective.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been my observation that the happiest of people, the vibrant doers of the world, are almost always those who are putting into play, calling upon, depending upon the greatest number of their God-given talents and capabilities.\u201d<\/em> This quote from John Glenn, is perfectly aligned with the \u201cMichael Process\u201d entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n

The largest gaps in entrepreneurship are between the dreaming doers and the dreaming talkers. You will observe that real doers rarely criticize other doers. They realize how much work is really required. The \u201cMichael Process\u201d is designed to firstly, provide dreaming talkers an understandable and implementable process towards be entrepreneurial doers, and secondly, help the entrepreneurial doers be more effective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Preface: \u201cIt has been my observation that the happiest of people, the vibrant doers of the world, are almost always those who are putting into play, calling upon, depending upon the greatest number of their God-given talents and capabilities.\u201d See quotes from John Glenn. \u201cWalking to the Fields\u201d on The \u201cMichael Process\u201d (Segment IX) Credit: … Continue reading “\u201cWalking to the Fields\u201d on The \u201cMichael Process\u201d (Segment IX)”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saudercpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/532"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saudercpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saudercpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saudercpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saudercpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=532"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.saudercpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":539,"href":"https:\/\/www.saudercpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/532\/revisions\/539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saudercpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saudercpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saudercpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}