"When life gives you lemons make lemonade... the sell the peels for zest and the seeds to a farmer down the street."
- Zachary Barker, famous in his own mind
Decisions made in a "silo" result in solutions made for the silo. We do we ASSUME that every decision we make or solution we build must solve ONLY its direct purpose? Why can we not build BETTER solutions that solve multiple problems with one, MORE EFFECTIVE solution?
When you got dressed this morning, what were the reasons your chose your outfit? Was it solely for FASHION? Maybe JUST for comfort? On the other hand, possibly for the LONE purpose or SPEED? Likely, the decision was not for any ONE of those reason, while more likely for ALL OF THEM!
Daily we seek BEST solutions to solve the greatest volume of personal needs with minimal solutions. Business is NO DIFFERENT. Need a new client and want to make some new friends? Throw a PARTY for the type of people you want as clients and invite your friends! It is likely your friends are friends with some of the people you invite and then you have SOLVED both challenges.
2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
Being DYNAMIC in your problem solving is a WINNING attribute of the most successful people. Is it any wonder that a seafood storeowner also has an ownership interest in a couple boats, a trucking company and a packing business? Why would they pay someone else a PREMIUM when they could lower their overall costs and sell more seafood?
When you are trying to solve your BUSINESS NEEDS, look at your personal, social and political needs as well. Where do the COINCIDE? Where do you have OPPORTUNITIES to bring the same group of people together and create an environment that SOLVES all of the needs you have in those varying areas?
Is it underhanded to solve another problem under the premise of a more obvious one? OF COURSE NOT! It is INTELLIGENT and SAVVY. It is EFFICIENT and EFFECTIVE. It is WISE and PRAGMATIC. It is how you GET AHEAD while others wonder how you "accomplish so much in such a short amount of time."
Be WISE… Solve the MOST of your challenges with the MOST IMPACT, MINIMAL EFFORT MANNERS.
Cheers,
Zach
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