Gary Fletcher Shares How to Go Big and Drive Hard Even When the Chips are Down – Episode 85
Discover your passion and don’t give up. Find the right team of professionals to support your goals and share your vision. Even when the chips are down you can still think big and drive hard.
Gary Fletcher is a non-executive director at Forest Holidays. Beginning his career in sports center management, Gary developed a passion for reinventing government run agencies, with their weighty bureaucracy and red tape, for simpler, more elegant and profitable venues. Then he discovered Forest Holidays, where he transformed both the company and himself.
Gary explored Forest Holidays, recognized its potential and saw it was up to him to seize the moment and realize the opportunity. By having the energy, will and belief in his vision, Gary knew he could succeed. Along with backing partners, management team investors and quality marketing skills, Gary set forth, drove hard and won big.
Quote
- “Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.” – Jim Rohn
Passions
- What lights Gary up is his passion for personal development. Your attitude can be a game changer.
App of the Day
Book of the Day
- The Magic of Thinking Big – by David J. Schwartz
Resources
Mentions
- Peter Diamandis – also at AES Nation
- Dan Sullivan – also at AES Nation
- Tony Robbins
- Jim Rohn
John’s 3 Key Take-aways
- Exhibit the entrepreneurial drive to weather challenges and refuse to give up easily. Explore avenues to make the difficult but important things come to fruition.
- Think creatively about your ideas and shoot for the moon. Go big—but don’t go it alone.
- Build out your team and surround yourself with talented people. Create the strategic partnerships that are crucial in any industry.
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