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Old March 22, 2017, 10:48 AM
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Default Are you too intelligent for your own good?

We attract smart people here at SowPub. Maybe a few who are too smart?

This week I'm dealing with SEVERAL (so no, not you directly no matter if it feels like it or not, you are not alone)...

people who are in a rut.

And the common factor? ALL are intelligent people, much experience, lots of interests.

My standardized answer, FOCUS.

It is hard for smart people to think of only one thing, and hard for many to get things done, THUS...

DIGGING deeper ruts until they start to look like grave sites. YIKES!

One answer, FAST RESULTS. Quick success, albeit on a small scale.

I have no less than 7 people who have told me they want to do an Automatic Product Vending (APV) site...some going back a couple of months.

And to date? NOT ONE.

So I sigh. What else can I do? DOING has to become a part of your day. Thinking, planning and "figuring out" things doesn't move you closer to your dreams or goals. Only ACTION and solving problems in the direction of your goals works.

How can I help you to move? Or can I? I'm not sure at this point.

My holy TRIAD of successful endeavors hasn't changed in 20 years.

FOUNDATION...FRAMEWORK...FOCUS

Build your tomorrow off of a solid foundation of where you are at
using what you have NOW
and create a framework you "rinse and repeat" for your projects and then

FOCUS on getting one thing done

ONE thing.

Happy to help DOERS, NOT too happy spending time with thinkers.

Make sense?

Gordon
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Old March 22, 2017, 03:15 PM
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Default Re: Are you too intelligent for your own good?

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We attract smart people here at SowPub. Maybe a few who are too smart?

This week I'm dealing with SEVERAL (so no, not you directly no matter if it feels like it or not, you are not alone)...

people who are in a rut.

And the common factor? ALL are intelligent people, much experience, lots of interests.

My standardized answer, FOCUS.

It is hard for smart people to think of only one thing, and hard for many to get things done, THUS...

DIGGING deeper ruts until they start to look like grave sites. YIKES!
Hi Gordon,

One problem I think some people have is - thinking they're smart...

Why can that be a problem?

Because you think you know the solution... When that supposed solution doesn't work, it's frustrating!

It's tempting to blame something else... Something out of your control... So it's not your fault!

And then, you can preserve your fragile ego...

Sometimes, you have to realize, nobody knows everything. It's better to realize how much you actually DON'T know... So you can go learn it when you don't know it.

I've seen smart people fall into this trap. I have to climb out of the trap on a regular basis...

Best wishes,

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Old March 22, 2017, 04:33 PM
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DOING has to become a part of your day. Thinking, planning and "figuring out" things doesn't move you closer to your dreams or goals. Only ACTION and solving problems in the direction of your goals works.

I think there is a need to balance planning with action. Having stubbed all my toes in frenzied but misguided activity, I now appreciate the need to plan one's actions, starting with having a clear idea of the expected "positive end-result"

Of course its possible to overdo trying to "see" the end-result, which is where your TRIAD comes in handy.

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My holy TRIAD of successful endeavors hasn't changed in 20 years.

FOUNDATION...FRAMEWORK...FOCUS

I agree. Without a framework, there'll just be a lot of headless chicken "action" going nowhere in the long run.

Thank you for sharing
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