What Does It Take?

Succeeding with government affairs isn't as daunting as most people think it is. It takes careful planning. It takes attention to detail. It takes dedication. Just like anything else.

However there are three basic components to government affairs.

• Policy - You have to have a sound strategy of what you want to advocate, and make sure that it is something that can be done.
• Politics - Its great to have ideas, but you have to have friends with influence who can help you make those ideas a reality.
• Public Advocacy - Your ideas and your friends are a good start. But if you can't communicate your plan well... either your opposition or any random person out there might just do that for you.

With an effective strategy in place for each of these components, you will be successful. But if you think you can do it without any individual one of these components, you will have problems.