There are two fundamentally different modes of action. The first is when you are confused and don’t know what to do. The second mode is when the entire path ahead is fundamentally clear to you.
The very fact that you are disoriented by the situation indicates that there is something important you did not know about the context, people, or yourself. No wonder you were caught off guard. Accordingly, in the first case, you need to turn into a solid organ of the senses and begin to scrutinize the phenomenon that shocked you. You clearly have a deficit of critical information. Of course, you can satisfy this deficit only from the outside. So you are maximally motivated to respond with interest to any news source, even if it sounds strange and the chance of getting an insight is low. It is as if the way you act encourages the world around you to give you Something. What exactly is it? You don’t know yet, but it is this Something that will eventually restore the harmony and peace you have lost. The price you pay is a kind of omnivorousness, low efficiency of efforts and discomfort from contact with things unaccustomed to you. You willingly pay the check because, compared to the hell of an unrelenting plunge into the mire of chaos, the price is quite bearable.
It’s quite different when you know exactly what you want and how it can be predictably achieved. In this case, you already have almost all the information that significantly affects the outcome. I say almost, because the world never stands still, especially now. Not keeping track of potentially dangerous changes would be careless and foolish. But, in general, your model of anything, like business, is relevant, reliable and accurate. Which allows you to lean on it confidently to move inexorably toward your desired goals. How will you take most offers, invitations and news? At the very least, without enthusiasm, probably with irritation, if not with anger. After all, “they’re all” really trying to tear you down, undermine you, and distract you from what is of self-evident value to you. Here, too, you pay a price, but of a different kind. You have to constantly say, “No!” to virtually all the outside stimuli that try to push your fear, greed, and so on. A lot of people (including you) will find themselves upset by your rejection. But if you were able earlier to find the answer to the question, “For what?” then you pay the price for the trick willingly and in full.
Why does it all matter? Depending on what situation you’re in now, the strategy you take should be completely different. Everything will be different - priorities, indicators of success, what to consider a hindrance and what, on the contrary, an asset, and so on. Try not just reading it, but applying it to your business and/or yourself. You may be pleasantly surprised at how much your decisions and actions will improve.
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Yours sincerely,
-Alexander
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