"You don't know what you don't know."
- Common phrase
Most of us are good about planning. We do our BEST to make sure we have our ducks lined up and ready to go. We set meetings with clients, we make notes in our planners, and we have reminders in our smart phones. YET, we NEVER see it coming… the things we do not know.
How does one PREPARE for something of which we are not aware? How do you we ALIGN our resources in a manner that we can counter any hiccup in the system?
The pain about real learning is it is not the TYPE, from school, which with you are familiar. You know, the kind where you read a book, memorize some stuff for a week, then REGURGITATE it onto a test form and get you're a. REAL LEARNING is less about memorization and more about AWARENESS. It is becoming aware of the OPPORTUNITIES and FAULTS in a situation, as well as how they make repeat themselves in other situations.
2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
Well, if we do not know what to plan for… how do we plan?
The BETTER question may be, "If we don't know what to be aware of, how do we heighten our awareness?" That is easier to conceptualize and tackle.
Heightened awareness is achieved through varying sources, such as:
Reading biographies from high achievers
Working with a mentor or within a professional group
Subscribing to trade magazines
Attending conferences and trade shows
ASKING QUESTIONS… LOTS OF THEM!
You will NEVER know what you do not know until you know it, (how is that for a Yogi Berra style comment) so CREATE as much opportunity for awareness as possible. It is often the person with the GREATEST awareness that is able to take greatest ADVANTAGE of opportunities, but I bet you KNEW that…
Cheers,
Zach
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