yann girard - rethinking the now

You probably don't need more data.

Or more time.

Or more money.

Or more skills.

Or more experience.

Or more confidence.

You probably just need to decide...

What did you do 5 years ago today?

If you say that you probably did the same thing you're doing right now, then it might be time to shake things up a little bit.

Or else you'll be saying the same thing again ten years from now.

And then those ten years turn into twenty, thirty or maybe even 40 years.

Until there are no more years left.

It's never a good time to shake things up a little bit. 

That's why it's always a good time...

Possible vs realistic

Almost everything is possible.

While at the same time almost none of it is realistic.

So starting with what's realistic instead of what's possible will always lead to the exact same thing:

Nothing...

So instead of starting with what's realistic why not start with what's possible?

This will dramatically increase your possibilities. 

And that's what it's really all about, isn't it?

In prison

Staying inside the prison feels like the right thing to do when you're afraid that the outside world is full of monsters.

But at the end of the day it's still a prison.

And the outside world isn't.

And there aren't really that many monsters out there to begin with anyway...

What's your prison?

Change

People never change when you want them to change.

They only change when they want to change.

Act accordingly...

Optional

The optional stuff is what makes the difference.

The stuff that most people won't do.

The stuff you'd have to go the extra mile for.

Everybody else is doing what's mandatory.

But not what's optional.

So your only chance to stand out is to do what's optional.

To do a little bit more than everybody else.

Over and over again....

No more.

Energy.

Strength.

Ideas.

Motivation.

Light.

Time. 

Or money.

That day will come.

Stay strong.

And keep moving.

We need you...

The positive change you're seeking to make

A lot of people will support it.

But they'll usually support it in silence.

And a few people will be against it.

But they'll do it as loud as they possibly can.

So it'll always feel like everybody is against it.

When the reality is that almost everybody supports it.

It's just that you won't hear them.

So keep going...

 

When no one asks any questions...

... doesn't mean that there aren't any questions.

As a matter of fact, it's very likely that there are just way too many questions.

That no really understood what it was all about that, that no one even listened or even cared about what was said...

Hiring

Someone once asked me how many people he would need to hire to get he job done.

It's very simple.

And it always boils down to the same thing...

If you're hiring people who are cheap but don't really know what they're doing, then you're probably going to need an unlimited amount of people (and money).

And if you hire someone who really knows what they're doing, then you're probably going to need just one person.

In the long run it always pays off to get someone who really knows what they're doing.

Because if they don't, then they're not just going to screw up their own work but the entire company and with it everybody else's work...

The last 20% are always the hardest

And the first 80% are usually the easiest.

Well, not necessarily easy, but easier.

It's the classic 80/20 rule.

And it applies to pretty much everything in life.

It even applies to leaning a new language.

When you learn a new language the first 80% are relatively easy compared to the last 20% that are necessary for complete mastery.

Most people will never reach 100% in their second, third or fourth language.

Just like most people will never really master anything.

Simply because the last 20% are so hard that it's almost impossible to achieve.

Not impossible but it would require complete immersion in the subject and doing nothing else for a really long time.

Time that most of us just don't have....

So either you go for the 100% or you don't.

And if you don't, then don't beat yourself up if you're stagnating and not getting any closer...

Starting big...

No matter what you do, if you're just starting out and you begin with big steps, then all that’s going to happen is that you’re going to trip and fall without even achieving a single step...

Blind spots

There are only two kinds of risks.

The ones you can control and the ones you can't.

The problem is that the ones you can't control will always be the ones that will ultimately bring you down.

So how do you prepare for the ones you can't control?

The only thing you can do is to diversify.

To diversify into all possible areas.

Even, no especially into the areas you don't really believe in.

The most unrealistic ones. 

The ones you just can't see happening.

Ever...

Because those are ultimately the ones that are going to happen... 

Daily

Don't do it daily because it'll make you more successful.

Because it won't.

Don't do it daily because it'll make you any better.

Because it won't.

Don't do it daily because it'll make you smarter. 

Because it won't.

Don't do it daily because you expect certain results.

Because they won't come.

Do it daily because it's the only way you'll ever be able to keep doing it.

Because that's the only way that any of the above will ever happen...