I am a big Zig Ziglar fan. I read his book “See You At The Top” when I was an Army recruiter. I was struggling with my job as I was really wanting to go to a Ranger battalion. Somehow the Army got the “Rs” mixed up. Mr. Ziglar’s book helped me to understand how to win. Winning doesn’t come by itself. It takes planning, execution, and then planning starts all over again. Being responsible for production in any capacity takes a huge amount of planning. To be successful you have do what it takes to win. There are many courses of action that can be taken to be successful. Planning to lead is a step that helps a team be successful. There has always been the argument on whether leaders are born or have learned to lead. I agree with both arguments. Leading does come natural to many but that doesn’t mean you stop learning. I learn everyday from the decisions I make. As this blogs continues to grow I want to share my experiences as I prepare myself and others to lead and win. I have been blessed in my life that I was taught that winning does take planning and leadership experiences along the way have made me who I am.  I saw a quote from Zig Ziglar on Facebook this morning. He said that “you were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win. Today I will be involved in a leadership class at work. Other leaders and I will be able to interact and help ourselves to become better leaders for our company. Preparing to lead will help us as we grow our team of winners.