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The guest for today’s podcast episode is an international figure who has been conducting different forums of sharing in almost all walks of life. As an economist, he managed to create a striking balance between living a perfect life while following a perfect plan. “The Perfect Plan” as his book has been an earth-shattering innovation in the world of business and of the economy. Let us learn from his wisdom as he shares different points to ponder in this podcast interview.
“How do we approach the Bible on an adult perspective and use it.” – Don
At times, we look into the bible and interpret it in isolation. We tend to forget that this is given to us so that could learn from Christ’s examples and his apostles. A Don grow older and as he tried to study different approaches in interpreting the Bible, he came to realized that it is, in fact, a way of Jesus telling us that there is nothing impossible in this world for as long as we are willing to do it and we are eager to extend an extra mile to achieve it. With Him, nothing is impossible.
“What is it that I want to do? What am I trying to accomplish here?” – Don
In life, we have tons of questions that we would like to seek answers. We are curious about almost everything. And when we cannot find the right answer, we begin to question ourselves and everything that we are capable of doing. Don emphasized that it is MORE IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND IT than JUST TO KNOW IT. When we understand our purpose, we understand what we want to accomplish along with the process; then we are more likely to be a step towards the accomplishment of our goals.
“You are brought into their lives to make their lives easier so that you can accomplish whatever your mission is together.” – Don
Don once more highlighted the power of working with people around us. At times, we create walls because we doubt the intentions of other people. Or we create walls just because we want to do everything alone. We fail to realize that there are far greater things that we can achieve only if we are open to working with other people who also share the same interest and passion.
With all that being said, Don made us realized that coming up with a perfect plan needs to be matched with a perfect goal. May we learn a lot from his sharing and his experiences. After all, all these are geared towards inspiring us and helping us live a better and much meaningful life.
In this article, you will learn about:
• Calibrating one’s vision of goals in life
• Learning to focus on what matters in life
• Making others as part of the journey towards success
• Reinforcing the value of collaboration with the rest of the world
• learning to plan and sticking with the plan through ups and downs
About the author:
Don Barden is a classically trained economist who earned his M.B.A. in Global Technology Management and International Business with an undergraduate B.B.A. in Economics and Finance. His doctoral work was in International Finance. He resides in Atlanta Georgia and is fluent in international business affairs and technology. Don is an author, speaker, advisor, and corporate executive, who specializes in corporate leadership, financial services and employee benefits sales. He is currently the owner and Managing Partner of the Perfect Plan Company, which is diversified into Financial Sales Consulting, Technology Staffing, TV, Radio and Leadership Training. His books are published in over 39 countries, and his firm employs over 300 people based in Atlanta and Birmingham.
