Surgery. Not something you want to have to go through. Ever.
Yet, how brilliant is it that somebody figured out how to fix internal organs and other bits. So now rather than live with a life altering condition, you can be all sorted in a few hours as a day case.
We live incredible times.
What are you willing to forgo, or sacrifice, to reach your desired goal?
There is no free lunch.
There is a lot of complexity in some people. Often this comes from turbulent experiences, though sometimes it’s their desire for a fight, drama or control.
Spot these people early and stay clear as much as you can.
Perfect is a nice dream but an unwittingly deceptive goal. Dreaming of how things could be created or adjusted helps to inspire improvements and move society forward.
However, pressing for 100% perfection can be a fools errand and create more harm than good.
Trying to reduce the number of criminals in prison down to zero is a nice idea, but not very realistic. Solving the root cause of criminal behaviour will be better than trying to rehabilitate offenders. But even if that were successful, you’ll still likely have a few people that end up on the wrong side of societal norms and laws.
Trying to get to zero criminals ever again, Zero racists, zero traffic accidents, zero exam failures, zero bullying, etc is a wonderful idea. Perfection!
But let’s be pragmatic. We can do a lot of great things with 97% good. And we should celebrate this incredible percentage and learn to deal with the 1%-3% in other ways, as positively as possible.
If you use words to fight daily battles or demonstrate your worth (lawyers, professors, journalists, etc), you may sometimes, but not always, be over confident in your ability to solve problems and find sustainable solutions.
Because you can battle and defend your position, or even change your opinion and take the opposite stance, by using words, you may not realise real things can’t so easily be fixed.
You want to engage with people, or hire or elect people, that have a practical streak and aren’t just theoretical focused.
These are your core thrusters. If you get these right, efficient and consistent, you can launch anything with great success.
Focus on getting these details right.
Very small matters, matter quite a lot. A simple word can create a massive difference in understating.
Secondary schools have sex education not sex training. Yet both are concerned with the pupil learning about the topic.
Four millimetres doesn’t seem like that much space in this vast universe of ours, yet it is noticeable if someone’s eyeglasses are four millimetres higher on the left side than the right. It is also quite a significant distance when dealing with brain surgery, heart surgery or failed assassination attempts (thankfully).
What if you had made a written plan? What if you had sought out great specific advice? What if your plan was for the next 5 years and you started today?
What would you achieve? Imagine the results you could have if you committed fully and did not get distracted?
What if you looked back in 5 years and wished you’d given it a try? Take all that you feel and learned and make a new 5 year plan. Then start that very same day!
Be curious and investigate. The more you immerse yourself into a topic, the more success you’ll have. The devil, and the success, is in the details.
So you think you want to change. Great!! This could be a great adventure and get you to the life you dream of.
However, wanting to change, to have a different outcome, doesn’t mean you’re willing to change.
You have to be willing to change, and not just willing if someone else encourages you, sets it out for you or forces you. You have to say goodbye to the old you, burn the boats, and dive in to this new you. You have to be completely committed to this new you and don’t look back with fear or longing.
When you willingly make a change, you will find success. You will commit to the process and the new outcome. Wave goodbye to the old you. You’re never going back.
