Yeah, today's QOD is we're okay long term. Here we go

Welcome back to the quote of the day show I'm your host Sean Croxton

is Sean Croxton.com. We got Patrick Bett David on the show today and today

Patrick is going to encourage you. This is important. He's going to encourage

you to become a long term thinker. Patrick Bett David is coming up a few

data points. 53% of Americans say that you rarely or never think about far

future. 53% never think about it. Some of you are saying 20 years. I'm not going

to be thinking 20 years ahead. I want to think maybe three weeks ahead but not

20 years ahead. I get it. It's not easy to do. 21% report image imagining this

future less than once a year. Can you imagine that means one out of five

person even sits there thinking about the future. But all I'm going to be

thinking about is right one out of five. So if you're on the other side you

already have an edge over these guys. 32% say never even crosses their

mind at all. This is why I ask the question for you about long term versus

short term planning. Everything's about the question who do you want to be. A

recent study revealed that around 33% of small businesses have a formal business

plan. How many of you right now if I called on you and I said I got a hundred

thousand dollars. I'm going to give away right now. Who has their formal business

plan with them in their hands right now. Raise your hand if you have a with you.

Raise your hand if you have a with you. I'll give you a hundred thousand dollars.

Stand up if you have a with you. Stand up if you have a with you. Okay. There's

another question for you. How many of you guys? How many guys? Your business

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