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A force multipler
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If you're thinking in terms of how to change the game —not just "get better", but to shift how things work— you need a few things. Between a force or a force multiplier*, you'd better take this last one. And one thing that multiplies the force your business is is your thinking. It's how you operate. How you approach things. How you think. To know that in a structured way, you need to articulate it. And to articulate it, you need to think with your fingers. You need to publish. You need to write. That one little thing can change the way your market sees you. And that's your game-changer. *Lioness TV Show —deff worth to watch. :) |
Rod Aparicio
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One way that makes the process of articulating what's different about you simpler (not less painful, though) is through your insight. April Dunford defines insight as "the thing we understand about the market that the others do not." It starts with what you see in the market that doesn't make sense, that makes you cringe, that pisses you off. And the way you approach it that's in another direction from what everybody else does. It's your understanding. That's what makes you different.
They're all a by-product. You don't look for them as the main focus, they are the result of what you do in service to your customers.
A common pattern that I see in people who are new in leading positions is they try to maximize the results. What's that even mean? That in order to get the best results, you have to seize the right time. At uni, it might work. In real-life... not so much. Because it's about waiting. Waiting for the right time. Time that might never come (as perfect as expected). In business, the right time is not too early, nor too late. The right time is when you make a decision. A decision that might be...