Keep Your Eye on the Star You Have Chosen
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Roy H. Williams shares his unconventional approach to life and business, emphasizing the importance of flexibility and trust in the process over detailed planning.
I have bumbled my way through life with a reasonable degree of success, I think. Especially when you consider the number of people who have patted me on my head and told me that I didn’t need to understand what they were talking about because they would happily, “do all of those difficult things” for me if I would just hand them the checkbook and the keys. I never did that, of course. Head-patters are always convinced that I am a fool-child from Oklahoma because I never bother with a written plan, a budget, or a timetable for major undertakings. But somehow, they always turn out okay. Here’s an example of what I’m talking about: When Pennie and I began filling 21 acres in Austin, Texas with large, complicated, and expensive buildings, I was asked at least once a day, “How long will it take to build all of this, and how much will it cost?” I always answered with the truth, “It will take as long as it takes, and it will cost what it costs.” That answer really alarmed people. I didn’t say it to be shocking or cute. I said it because I honestly didn’t know and I genuinely didn’t care. When you don’t borrow money, you can take as long as you want to do whatever you are doing. Rarely…
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