I was a part of a entrepreneurial cohort several years ago who read Essentialism. It had a profound impact upon us. We read it in tandem with Gary Keller's The One Thing. As I pondered the lessons of these two books, I realized that one of the obstacles to practicing this form of simple, focused work was the lack of clarity about what mattered to people. This led through several interactions with various people where I came to realize that the major problem was the inability to say No. From that I wrote a short book called May Your No Be A Yes: A Guide To Making Better Decisions (https://www.amazon.com/May-Your-No-Yes-Decisions-ebook/dp/B0977GDQ2B?ref_=ast_sto_dp). The simple message is that when we know what we value we then know what we are willing to do and not do. It makes it easier to say know. However, it does require us to be clear about our values, which is different than knowing what we value.
Very true Ed "when we know what we value we then know what we are willing to do and not do. It makes it easier to say no" Thank you for commenting.
I was a part of a entrepreneurial cohort several years ago who read Essentialism. It had a profound impact upon us. We read it in tandem with Gary Keller's The One Thing. As I pondered the lessons of these two books, I realized that one of the obstacles to practicing this form of simple, focused work was the lack of clarity about what mattered to people. This led through several interactions with various people where I came to realize that the major problem was the inability to say No. From that I wrote a short book called May Your No Be A Yes: A Guide To Making Better Decisions (https://www.amazon.com/May-Your-No-Yes-Decisions-ebook/dp/B0977GDQ2B?ref_=ast_sto_dp). The simple message is that when we know what we value we then know what we are willing to do and not do. It makes it easier to say know. However, it does require us to be clear about our values, which is different than knowing what we value.
Great start to 2023. I look forward to wandering with you.
Love this Ian. Keep it simple, play to your strengths, do what you - interact more with those that are more like minded than not. Makes sense !