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Making a difference often requires that you differ from the contemporary rhetoric that passes itself off as conventional wisdom.
This takes cleverness, humor and spunk.
It takes one eye on history, another eye on yourself and if you have a third one, an eye for cracks in the door, to shine in some light.
Can I offer three concepts that might aid you in your task of making that difference?
1. Avoid big ideas.
If the mantra of our generation is “think big,” have the insight to know the error of that way.
For after all, the world is not becoming a better place because large ideas are being chased down. Truthfully, avoid anything that touts itself as “big” and instead, pursue small adventures with lovely borders, time limits and the immediate satisfaction that comes with achievement.
2. Welcome mistakes–they are your best friend.
Mistakes help you avoid two nasty deterrents to accomplishment: (a) being locked into a dead-end project, and (b) making excuses for why you’re still pursuing it.
Mistakes happen because there is a flaw in the original floor plan. Make quick changes, laugh about it and never hide your errors. Then when you have righted the course, you will receive double praise: honor for being cool-headed in the midst of difficulty, and also great regard from others for making an evolution toward excellence.
3. Know when things are done.
Don’t beat a dead horse. It’s cruel, if not stupid. Sometimes things have a season and then they’re over.
It’s important to acknowledge when the work that you have pursued has come to completion. Put out a press release, stick a fork in it and move on.
You can make a difference, but it will require that you have the gumption and passion … to differ.
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