There have been three recent significant influences on my
life in recent months, which have been exciting, especially affecting my output
of writing.
Moving Beyond “Analysis Paralysis”
The first of these three was moving beyond “analysis
paralysis”. When I got into real estate, my real estate productivity coach said
to get out of my head and to stop worrying about “analysis paralysis” and just
go/do, even if I get something wrong, it’s still an opportunity to learn and
improve. At first, I thought he was just saying that for me, but then I met
with a mortgage loan person and I heard the exact same thing about real estate
agents needing to really get away from this analysis paralysis and then go and
do. Once I heard that from him, I realized that it has been such an
unfortunately significant barrier to my actions, both in reaching out to
people, as well as to my writing. There has been a lot that I’ve held back on
over the years simply because I thought writing pieces of mine were not 100%
perfect/ready for the public to see.
If I Need, Simply Revise
Following-up on the first lesson was, even if I put
something out, I can easily go back and revise it. This idea actually occurred
to me in reading about Rashi and medieval manuscripts, especially that “Authors
never intended them as final statements but as snapshots of their current
thinking, as works in progress.” If that was the case for medieval manuscripts,
then all the much more so in the age of the Internet, when we can easily revise/edit/add
what we’ve previously written. Paired with just doing and going beyond analysis
paralysis, this is actually pretty powerful.
Gleaning from Gary Vaynerchuk
A third and much more recent influence has been the wisdom
of Gary Vaynerchuk. While I had heard of him over the years, I avoided his
material, even when people shared it with me. Two and a half weeks ago, my real
estate productivity coach shared a
talk of Gary Vaynerchuk’s, so I made sure to listen to it. Wow! It was so
fascinating on a number of levels, but not the least of which was that he both
offered critique, as well as offering suggestions to people. There is a lot
of material of his that I have found fascinating, especially moving beyond
fears of insecurity and doing what you’re good at. Post content and do lots of
it is another of his pushes. While that’s been great, I also have found his suggestion
to focus on one thing and become an expert in that. While I have not fully
unpacked about my appreciation of his material, those are some key aspects.
Going Forward
Taking these three influences on me in recent months
together has yielded an encouraged me, looking to both be more willing to reach
out and talk to people, but also less scared about putting out material for consumption.
And, moreover, putting out more material. Stay tuned….
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