A truism of life is that success equals the sum total of all the decisions one makes.  … A handful of decisions stand apart from the rest.
Verne Harnish, The Greatest Business Decisions of all Time

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Verne Harnish wrote the most practical business book I know – Mastering the Rockefeller Habits.  In his new book, which is really a compilation of stories about the best decisions, sharing the insights from a team of writers, Verne chronicles the “best business decisions of all time,” with exhibit A being the decision by Apple to bring Steve Jobs back to the company.  Seems like a slam dunk example…

But it is his simple reminder in his introduciton that says it all:  success equals the sum total of all the decisions one makes.

“Decision” is a better, stronger word than “goal.”  Decision implies “intent plus execution.” 

So far, I’ve only read the foreword by Jim Collins and the Introduction by Verne Harnish.  It is now in my “to read slowly, and ponder” stack.  I think you might want to add it to your own reading stack.  That is one good decision you can begin executing right now.