Everybody Has a Plan Until They Get Punched in the Mouth

The management wisdom — and folly — of following the famous advice of Mike Tyson and an important corollary.

David C. Wyld
Modern Business
Published in
7 min readJun 28, 2020

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Mike Tyson, former world heavyweight boxing champion, star of “The Hangover” movies, philosopher, convicted felon, Broadway actor, and strategist

Mike Tyson is now 53-years-old!

It is hard for those of us of a certain generation to realize that fact (and yes, it makes us feel much older ourselves!). Many younger people today may only recognize Mike Tyson as: “Oh, that guy with the face tattoo!” or “Yeah, he was the boxer who somehow showed up with a tiger in “ The Hangover!” But now he is a twice published author (“ Undisputed Truth” and “ Iron Ambition: Lessons I’ve Learned from the Man Who Made Me a Champion”), and of course, with the way the world works in 2020, you can hire Mike Tyson to represent your brand or speak at your next corporate event!

Source: Wikimedia Commons

However, what brought Mike Tyson all of this this notoriety-and yes, some infamy, was…

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David C. Wyld
Modern Business

David C. Wyld is a Professor of Strategic Management & Consultant. Follow him here on Medium for his latest publications. He supports his fellow Medium writers.