Business Strategy with Hirav Shah: Success isn’t about perfect strategies. It’s about being the kind of person who can carry a strategy.
It’s easy to point fingers at plans, market trends, or your team.
But the toughest—and most freeing—truth is this:
Your growth begins the moment you stop blaming the strategy and start blaming yourself.
At its core, strategy is just a roadmap.
It’s a plan designed to get you from where you are to where you want to be.
But even the best GPS won’t help…
If the driver is distracted, doubtful, lazy, or refuses to follow directions.
“Strategy gives direction. But only you can give it momentum.”
🤯 The Real Reason Your Business or Life Is Stuck
Let’s not sugarcoat it.
You probably had a great plan.
You might have even paid a consultant or built a killer deck.
But if your execution was half-hearted…
If your mindset was messed up…
If your hunger died after the first challenge…
Don’t blame the blueprint.
Blame the builder.
“Businesses don’t fail because of bad strategy. They fail because the person in charge couldn’t stay aligned long enough to make it work.”
🪞The Mirror Test: Are You the Reason?
Ask yourself:
- Did I show up every day, or only when I felt like it?
- Did I adapt the strategy when needed, or just complain it wasn’t working?
- Did I hold my team accountable, or just assume they’d figure it out?
- Did I give up too soon… or was I never truly all in?
If you can’t answer with full honesty,
the problem isn’t the plan—it’s the person.
🔁 Replace the Blame Game With This Framework
Success isn’t about perfect strategies.
It’s about being the kind of person who can carry a strategy.
That’s where the 6+3+2 Formula comes in:
- Hard Work
- Mindset
- Skills
- Strategy
- Execution
- Luck
- Hunger
- Dedication
- Consistency
- Innovation
- Marketing
“Even an average strategy will win—if the person behind it operates at peak alignment.”
💡 How to Fix It Now (Instead of Complaining Later)
Here’s what to do next:
- Audit yourself before you audit the plan.
If your habits are broken, no strategy will save you. - Become your strategy’s best executor.
Stop treating plans like lifeboats. You have to row. - Commit beyond motivation.
Most people don’t fail because they didn’t know what to do. They failed because they stopped doing it.
🙋♂️ FAQs – Your Strategy Didn’t Fail, You Did?
Q1: How do I know if the strategy is actually bad or if I’m the problem?
✔ Look at execution first.
If you haven’t consistently implemented the plan for at least 60–90 days with full focus and follow-through, the problem is likely you, not the plan.
Q2: What should I fix first—my mindset or my execution?
🧠 Mindset comes first.
Because without belief, even great execution feels like a burden.
But once your mind is right, execution becomes natural.
Q3: What if I’ve been working hard but still not seeing results?
Then check these:
- Are you measuring the right metrics?
- Are you adjusting based on feedback?
- Are you operating from a place of clarity or emotional noise?
Working hard without direction is just expensive confusion.
Q4: How can I stay aligned when the journey gets tough?
✅ Use the 6+3+2 checklist:
- Am I doing the right things daily (Hard Work, Execution)?
- Is my head in the right place (Mindset)?
- Am I showing Hunger, Consistency, Dedication?
- Am I innovating and marketing, or hiding?
Q5: Can I rebuild after repeated failures?
Absolutely.
In fact, most success stories were once blame stories—until the founder took ownership.
“Failure doesn’t hurt your future. Refusing to learn from it does.”
Stop searching for a secret formula.
Start becoming the person who can make any formula work.
Because your strategy only wins
when you stop escaping responsibility
and start embracing your power.
The writer is a well-known Business Turnaround Specialist, Astro-Strategist, and Best-Selling Author
Email: [email protected]
