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Why Your Plan B Is Better Than Plan A Are you willing to adapt your initial plans to fit new situations?

By David Meltzer

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David McCourt, founder and chairman of Granahan McCourt Capital and author of Total Rethink, shares his thoughts with Entrepreneur Network partner David Meltzer on the importance of adapting your initial plans, some of the flaws with "big business" today and how to find common ground when dealing with individuals who have different viewpoints.

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David Meltzer

Co-Founder of Sports 1 Marketing, Speaker, Author and Business Coach

David Meltzer, co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and host of Entrepreneur's podcast, “The Playbook”, is a Top 100 Business Coach, global public speaker and three-time international best-selling author who has been honored by Variety as “Sports Humanitarian of the Year”.

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