In the business world, business people find a GAP or a niche and they try to fill it, so that they get paid for being one of the few people/businesses to identify a GAP in an industry/sector and they are courageous enough to fill such GAP.
This works in almost every facet of our lives and also in animals (I'm not going to provide details on that now).
There are two very important key words in this statement "MIND THE GAP" and I'm just going to briefly explain what this really means to a visionary.
This text is commonly used at the train stations, and they are there to tell people to be careful of their movement, so that they don't trip off the rail path when trying to board a train.
In this context, we would stress more on the importance of 'MIND' and 'GAP' in the above statement.
However, it simply means that we should fill the GAP between where we are and where we're going, with our MINDs.
Think about it, when your mind is placed where you are going or what you wish or aspire to achieve, then it becomes easier for you to think of different means and different ways of reaching that goal.
I will like to rephrase the statement with this;
"FILL THE GAP WITH YOUR MIND."
When analyzing a business for growth, we need to identify the present state (AS-IS state) of the company and the potential level of success they have projected for themselves in the near future (TO-BE state).
It is very necessary to understand the present state or condition of whatever you're working on before you can forecast what could happen in the next few weeks/months/years, as the result.
This is not only workable in business but it works very fine in all other areas where there is need for management and I believe that there's virtually nothing that can't be managed or that does not require management.
As a person who wants to achieve some forms of success, it is not only necessary but mandatory that we put our minds in the gap between where we are and where we ought to be, in order that we can get to where we want to be.
A mind that fills the gap has already created a niche and an opportunity; and this will automatically place the person ahead of the crowd and those that are following him/her.
Therefore, go ahead and put your MIND in/across the GAP, so that you can stay ahead of the competition.
By:
Temitayo Oyediran.
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