Amazing – I think myself into my own limitations! Told my boss how she amazes me with her ability to read and understand legal contracts; “I can’t do that, way too hard.” “Yes you can,” she says. I laugh – she’s right. “Okay then, I just don’t want to.” “We all have our strengths,” she replies back. Don’t be jealous, I have a great boss!
Reading about Intent and awareness is opening my eyes; I hold myself in check. Do I really “struggle” with technology? Or is it just like legal contracts? Not where I want to spend time.
Beware the consequences of that personal choice! Do I want that limitation? No! I want to communicate; and well. Today that means using technology. Time to pry open my mind and see myself as a “Technology Wizard.” Start clocking my 10K hours. In his book Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell claims that greatness requires enormous time. The magic number is 10,000 hours. Hold on! Do I need to be a great technology wizard? Can I be an “adequate” wizard? Time for this perfectionist to get real. Adequate may just serve my purpose. Still, getting from novice to adequate will take a minute – I best get cracking!
“Buyer beware” – if you’re with me for this ride, I might hit some pot holes. Hang on.
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“Tis a lesson you should heed, try, try again. If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.’” ― Frederick Maryat (1792-1848)
