Vision Goal Plan System – a conversation about success with Jake Smolarek

Jake Smolarek explains the approach that helped him launch and build several successful business and not-for-profit organizations

Jake Smolarek arrived in the UK from Poland with £150 in his pocket, and promptly spent a quarter of it on a bus ticket to Abergavenny.

Half a lifetime later Jake is a successful entrepreneur who now helps other entrepreneurs to build successful businesses.

His Vision, Goal, Plan System (Vision GPS) approach contains everything anyone needs to be successful at work and life.

In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds Jake and host Michael Millward discuss the logic of the Vision GPS approach.

Their conversation includes the

• Difference between motivation and discipline.
• Importance of visible progress to mental health
• Role of following best practice to optimise effectiveness
• Significance of being accountable to someone else
• Value of planning how you will respond to problems
• Real nature of freedom

Listening to this conversation will equip you with the knowledge of how to approach any challenge with a positive mindset and meet the needs of that challenge.

Discover more about Jake and Michael at Abeceder.co.uk

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• Start with Why by Simon Sinek

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