"If you cannot find a solution to your problem, not doing it may be the solution."
- Anonymous
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Have you ever had a CHALLENGE you seemingly could not overcome? Something that you worked on and thought about CONSTANTLY to no avail?
Is it possible that the challenge you are faced with is not READY to be solved? Could it be that you are FOCUSING your efforts in an area that offers minimal gains and is causing maximum frustration?
As PROFESSIONALS, we are challenged continually with "riddles" of time and focus. We are sucked into projects that have little VALUE and GREAT emotional baggage. Understanding when to REFOCUS efforts is one of the most difficult skills for us to master. Thus, this question is posed: "when do we solve it or just resolve to do it later?"
2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
Learning to analyze VALUE in projects is a skill that much be developed over time through experimentation. You must seek and accept opportunities to grow and learn in this area.
Realizing that your FOCUS is as limited, if not more, than your time, it becomes IMPERATIVE to maintain your efforts in the appropriate area that maximizes your returns. If you spend two days focusing on a solution that is very challenging and only yields $3000, it proves foolish when an alternative was one day of focus with a $2500 return. Less money - yes. More time and energy to duplicate - also YES!
Therefore, what makes more sense...? Two days @ $3000 or one day @ $2500? Be cautious not to allow GREED to overtake your focus and reason. If you KNOW you can execute in one day, while the two days is a "target," then the choice is simple... One day.
Analyze, evaluate, then act... And do not fear the opportunity to fail. Rather, embrace the learning experience.
Cheers,
Zach
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