However, within each of these success puzzles are many pieces that are always present even though the shape, size and color when comparing pieces may be different. And in some cases, there may be more than just one piece.

1. Accountability – Is accountability executed by everyone within the organization?
2. Attitudes – Is your success because of knowledge and skills or attitudes and habits?
3. Awareness – Is your ability to think creatively and “out of the box”
4. Commitment – What is your level of commitment to doing the right thing at the right time in accordance with the right plan and aligned with the right values?
5. Customers or Clients – Do you have an identified customer base and how are you serving those customers?
6. Dreams – What are your dreams for your business and for yourself?
7. Execution – How well do you consistently execute your plans?
8. Goals – What are your goals?
9. Initiative or Risk Taking - Is initiative valued in your business or do you fear taking a risk?
10. Leadership – How well do your lead your business?
11. Measurement – Do you actively measure your actions to ensure that you know the results of your activities?
12. Mentors – Who do you turn to when you have questions and who supports you when you execute new initiatives to reach your dreams?
13. Passion – What is Your Passion or how do you love life?
14. People Development – Are your people being developed to reach their full potential because people make or break your business?
15. Plans – Do you have an overall strategic plan that includes marketing, sales, financials and productivity plans?
Remember: If you don’t have a plan, then you are on someone else’s plan.
16. Processes – What processes do you have in place to ensure the smooth movement of products and services to your customers?
17. Products and/or Services – What products or services do you deliver to your customers or are needed by your customers?
18. Purpos
    Can You Handle Bad News?
    Do you want the good news or bad news first?One of the common errors poor managers make today is to shoot the messenger who brings them bad news. These managers typically want nothing but good news. They often see the bearer of bad news as negative, not a team player or a troublemaker. Their attitude is often:·You are always negative.·You are always complaining.·You are
    ece.
    1. Accountability – Is accountability executed by everyone within the organization?
    2. Attitudes – Is your success because of knowledge and skills or attitudes and habits?
    3. Awareness – Is your ability to think creatively and “out of the box”
    4. Commitment – What is your level of commitment to doing the right thing at the right time in accordance with the right plan and aligned with the right values?
    5. Customers or Clients – Do you have an identified customer base and how are you serving those customers?
    6. Dreams – What are your dreams for your business and for yourself?
    7. Execution – How well do you consistently execute your plans?
    8. Goals – What are your goals?
    9. Initiative or Risk Taking - Is initiative valued in your business or do you fear taking a risk?
    10. Leadership – How well do your lead your business?
    11. Measurement – Do you actively measure your actions to ensure that you know the results of your activities?
    12. Mentors – Who do you turn to when you have questions and who supports you when you execute new initiatives to reach your dreams?
    13. Passion – What is Your Passion or how do you love life?
    14. People Development – Are your people being developed to reach their full potential because people make or break your business?
    15. Plans – Do you have an overall strategic plan that includes marketing, sales, financials and productivity plans?
    Remember: If you don’t have a plan, then you are on someone else’s plan.
    16. Processes – What processes do you have in place to ensure the smooth movement of products and services to your customers?
    17. Products and/or Services – What products or services do you deliver to your customers or are needed by your customers?
    18. Purpos
        Change Management and Ego Issues
        Why is the issue of change management so serious and why is the buzzword raceing through MBA business schools and business universities across the country? The reason is that a disruption or change in the management of the Corporation or company interrupts the normal flow of business decisions in the firm. Why does this happen?Well, if one of the management team or several leave the company
        igned with the right values?
    19. Customers or Clients – Do you have an identified customer base and how are you serving those customers?
    20. Dreams – What are your dreams for your business and for yourself?
    21. Execution – How well do you consistently execute your plans?
    22. Goals – What are your goals?
    23. Initiative or Risk Taking - Is initiative valued in your business or do you fear taking a risk?
    24. Leadership – How well do your lead your business?
    25. Measurement – Do you actively measure your actions to ensure that you know the results of your activities?
    26. Mentors – Who do you turn to when you have questions and who supports you when you execute new initiatives to reach your dreams?
    27. Passion – What is Your Passion or how do you love life?
    28. People Development – Are your people being developed to reach their full potential because people make or break your business?
    29. Plans – Do you have an overall strategic plan that includes marketing, sales, financials and productivity plans?
    Remember: If you don’t have a plan, then you are on someone else’s plan.
    30. Processes – What processes do you have in place to ensure the smooth movement of products and services to your customers?
    31. Products and/or Services – What products or services do you deliver to your customers or are needed by your customers?
    32. Purpos
        Are You Ready For Changing Your Lifestyle?
        I ask you question. Do you like vacation? If your answer is "NO", don't read this article. This information is for people who are serious to enjoy vacation.Then, do you have time to enjoy vacation? Do you have money to travel around the world? Do you have health to be able to go around the world. You need 3 things to enjoy vacation1. Money 2 Time 3 HealthBut how ma
        d your business?
    33. Measurement – Do you actively measure your actions to ensure that you know the results of your activities?
    34. Mentors – Who do you turn to when you have questions and who supports you when you execute new initiatives to reach your dreams?
    35. Passion – What is Your Passion or how do you love life?
    36. People Development – Are your people being developed to reach their full potential because people make or break your business?
    37. Plans – Do you have an overall strategic plan that includes marketing, sales, financials and productivity plans?
    Remember: If you don’t have a plan, then you are on someone else’s plan.
    38. Processes – What processes do you have in place to ensure the smooth movement of products and services to your customers?
    39. Products and/or Services – What products or services do you deliver to your customers or are needed by your customers?
    40. Purpos
        Structure + Boundaries = Freedom
        Workplace boundaries will prevent you from reacting to others' interference and getting angry at their disturbances.No matter what size your business is, you need to set boundaries and provide structure to your workday. You determine your schedule, not your clients or vendors. If you decide your day starts at 9:30 AM, then don't answer the phone or turn on the computer until then.
    41. Plans – Do you have an overall strategic plan that includes marketing, sales, financials and productivity plans?
    Remember: If you don’t have a plan, then you are on someone else’s plan.
    42. Processes – What processes do you have in place to ensure the smooth movement of products and services to your customers?
    43. Products and/or Services – What products or services do you deliver to your customers or are needed by your customers?
    44. Purpose – What is reason for you being in business?
    45. Quality – Is quality part of your ongoing business development?
    46. Values – What behaviors will you allow within your business for both internal and external customers?
    47. Vision – What is your big picture of where you wish to take the business?
    The challenge for each small business owner is three fold:
    • First, make sure that all 21 essential pieces are present within your success puzzle.
    • Second, when completing your success puzzle make sure that all pieces are connected to each other.
    • Finally, the picture that your success puzzle creates should be your picture of success not someone else’s vision.