For all those who are scared of making a splash in their markets- this is for you

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Hey Warriors,

One thing I notice is a strong desire for people to be so damn PC and worry what EVERY SINGLE PERSON thinks.

Now, I don't try to piss people off...that's important to state and that would be a stupid thing to do.

However, I make a stand for the things I believe in.

There is a major difference. However, I'm going to let Tim Ferriss say my feelings on this even better. Here's a link to a rather inspiring article that should take the fear out of being different and unique. No matter what you do...you will eventually piss someone off...so don't worry about it. Just do your own thing, be good to the people who care about you, and for all the "haters" (in Rap lingo ) tell them to "shove off"

The Benefits of Pissing People Off

Cheers and I hope you take the message to heart!

Brad
#making #markets #scared #splash
  • Profile picture of the author ExRat
    Hi Brad,

    Thanks. That's spot on. The bit from Colin Powell -

    Good leadership involves responsibility to the welfare of the group, which means that some people will get angry at your actions and decisions. It's inevitable, if you're honorable. Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity: you'll avoid the tough decisions, you'll avoid confronting the people who need to be confronted, and you'll avoid offering differential rewards based on differential performance because some people might get upset.

    Ironically, by procrastinating on the difficult choices, by trying not to get anyone mad, and by treating everyone equally "nicely" regardless of their contributions, you'll simply ensure that the only people you'll wind up angering are the most creative and productive people in the organization.
    ...totally reminds me of when I was player/manager of an adult-age soccer team.

    Quite often myself (and others) wondered what the hell I did it for, considering the constant whingeing, bickering and abuse that arrives with every decision.

    In comparison to employing people, those kind of situations are often more complicated. When employing someone, they know that if they don't perform they might lose the job (livelihood), which provides an easy stick to beat them with.

    When you are trying to manage a group of individuals in order to lead them to success on a purely personal level (not financial) you have to work even harder - couple this with individuals from deprived backgrounds, who have been conditioned to believe that they are cut out for failure because they are conspired against, and the only role models they have ever known were those who took the easy route - and it gets even more difficult.

    Colin/Tim provide a clear explanation of why we would choose to do such things - practising good leadership.
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    • Profile picture of the author Brad Spencer
      Originally Posted by ExRat View Post

      Hi Brad,

      Thanks. That's spot on. The bit from Colin Powell -

      ...totally reminds me of when I was player/manager of an adult-age soccer team.

      Quite often myself (and others) wondered what the hell I did it for, considering the constant whingeing, bickering and abuse that arrives with every decision.

      In comparison to employing people, those kind of situations are often more complicated. When employing someone, they know that if they don't perform they might lose the job (livelihood), which provides an easy stick to beat them with.

      When you are trying to manage a group of individuals in order to lead them to success on a purely personal level (not financial) you have to work even harder - couple this with individuals from deprived backgrounds, who have been conditioned to believe that they are cut out for failure because they are conspired against, and the only role models they have ever known were those who took the easy route - and it gets even more difficult.

      Colin/Tim provide a clear explanation of why we would choose to do such things - practising good leadership.
      Hey, I'm glad you chimed in here. It's been a while since we chatted but I'm glad you took a lot from this. I'm curious why more people didn't get on board and have something to say...

      Hmm....anyone?

      Cheers,

      Brad
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      • Profile picture of the author ExRat
        Hi Brad,

        I'm curious why more people didn't get on board and have something to say...
        They're probably scared of making a splash :rolleyes:
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  • Profile picture of the author MichaelHiles
    Tim Ferriss is such a dick. Maybe that's why I like his style.
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    That's the beauty of the world. Everybody doesn't float each other's boat. There is rockers, rockstars, classic music, punk, funk and it all caters to somebody, but not everybody. I think that is what makes the world interesting and it's easy to stay clear from things you do not resonate well with...
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