The original forecast.
The back story
Step 12: 2009 will be the year of the Five Ps. Persistence. Pragmatism. Pareto. Pencil. And Paper. It’ll be all you need. Absolutely all you need. Be persistent: most people give up too soon. One more pitch of the book proposal, one more juggle of the balls, one more call to the client could be all it takes. Be persistent. Be pragmatic. Some clients are bad clients: move on. Some days the gym won't work for you. Accept what works and be willing to try new stuff and let some stuff go. Work on the vital few, the 20% that makes the difference. Think Pareto. Write stuff down. Give it attention. That's all you need: paper and pencil. 2009's 5Ps. That's all you need.
