How Successful People Think: Bottom-Line Thinking

There ain’t no rules around here. We’re trying to accomplish something. -Thomas Edison

How Bottom-Line Thinking Can Make You More Successful

1. Bottom-line thinking provides great clarity
2. Bottom-line thinking helps you assess every situation
3. Bottom-line thinking helps you make the best decisions
4. Bottom-line thinking generates high morale
5. Bottom-line thinking ensures your future

How to Become a Bottom-Line Thinker

1. Identify the real bottom line
2. Make the bottom line the point
3. Create a strategic plan to achieve the bottom line
4. Align team members with the bottom line
5. Stick with one system and monitor results continually

Bottom-Line Thinking Action Plan

1. Define the bottom line
2. Align as many areas as you can
3. Incorporate the bottom line into your thinking
4. Align your team

* Source: How Successful People Think by John C. Maxwell