there are flawed beliefs out there about 'preparation'...

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Yup, I did mean to respond to this.. I did get a little busy.

 

I can sort of understand both sides of this...

 

While normally I do get caught up in the 'getting ready', I do on

occasion just go ahead and get things done.

 

I know when I have a HUGE 'away from', I'll just get it done, and that

is all I'll focus on.

 

I do tend to be very moody until it's done...

 

And highly, highly focused, because that is all I care about at that

moment.

 

I don't have time to sit and talk, to hang out...

 

It's more like " MOVE! I got things to do! "

 

More often though, with many things I'd like to get done, I think it's

more like a snails pace.

 

It's like if there is a real deadline, from others (whether they are

real, or I just imagine they are), I get it done.

 

If not, then it doesn't seem to have a necessary level of importance to me.

 

While sometimes I REALLY hate deadlines, and I'll bitch and moan to

myself about it, I do get more done faster.

 

It does motivate me..

 

It's not always my best, but I do have a minimum standard which is good enough.

 

If it'll work, that's usually good enough.

 

That does take a small (or big) suspension of what I really want,

because I do like high quality.

 

It's a conscious decision making process.

 

Usually, I do like to think about what I want to do, what do about it,

how I am going to do it, handle this, handle that, etc.

 

A lot of times I think about it long enough where I'll decide I really

don't feel like doing it anymore because there's all this BS I'd have

to go through...

 

" And then I'd have to do this, and that, and this too " .

 

Stacking those negatives.

 

That's a habit for me, to look for problems then do what I can to fix them.

 

" Oop, there's one! Let's fix it! "

 

Always fixing problems doesn't really produce a whole lot, even though

I do sort of enjoy it.

 

One thing I did find out a long time ago is that people don't enjoy

having their problems pointed out and 'fixed'.

 

I don't know why, they just don't.

 

Ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha!

 

To sum this up, in general, the ideas of " ... " never " wait until they

are ready and prepared... " and " ...ACT ON IT RIGHT THEN AND THERE "

doesn't seem to resonate with me.

 

I'm going " Huh? How do you do something with out getting ready first? "

 

I don't think I quite understand.

 

What is it exactly that they do differently, as an internal process?

 

I'd really like to know!!!

 

Thanks!

 

Gary Graves

 

On May 17, 2009, at 8:12 PM, " docspeed2001 " <docspeed2001

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> I am so surprised NO ONE commented on this topic.

> Gosh.

> John La Tourrette, PhD

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> " docspeed2001 " <docspeed2001 wrote:

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>> " nekoshodan " <Nekoshodan@> wrote:

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>>> is it a flawed belief system or is more preparation required?

>>> >something else?

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>> Hi Tony,

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>> Let me give you one tiny tidbit about 'preparation' that you might

>> make sense out of.

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>> ALL OF THE MULTI-MILLIONAIRES I KNOW... " never " wait until they are

>> ready and prepared to get-shit-done.

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>> NONE OF THEM!

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>> They get an idea, they ACT ON IT RIGHT THEN AND THERE.

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>> Anyone want to talk about that?

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>> It could be real productive.

>>

>> Or should be form a committee, think about it, and get back to it

>> when everyone is in agreement?

>>

>> John La Tourrette, PhD

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[Guest guest]

Well....

 

Depends on what you mean.

 

There's the preachers who don't prepare, don't study, and they git up in front

of their people on Sunday and wait for the Holy Spirit to INSPIRE them to speak.

 

And since they didn't bother to study or figure out what they're talking about,

they spout stupidity, all in the name of God...

 

Then there's the person that prepares, and prepares, and prepares. And has

stacks and stacks of notes and books and research material and still doesn't

" have enough " to do the job.

 

I've been holding off on doing video clips because my 500 watt spotlights

(without which, the lighting looks crappy) keep breaking on me or blowing bulbs,

and I've been trying to figure out a good work-around (the clip on lamps ain't

doin' the job... I just got the idea to put spotlight lamps in them instead,

and maybe that will work. I have to read the load limits on there...)

 

Anyway, I had 3 videos I wanted to get done yesterday, and if I waited till the

lighting was perfect, hell would probably freeze over again. And I remembered

the lighting is a whole LOT better than some of the ones I did a couple years

ago. So I went ahead and did the clips and they're " good enough to get the job

done " .

 

Of course, I'm ALSO going to go to Home Depot as soon as rush hour traffic is

over and look at those spot light bulbs to see if I can get them to work for me,

since I just had that idea and it feels real good..

 

Then there are other projects I want to do that have other things have to be

done FIRST, so I'm working on those other things now so I can get to the end

result.

 

For instance, a house I use JUST for projects, office space, and filming video

clips. (And since a business can have a fitness room, I guess I'll need a hot

tub for late night entertaining hot women... Just kidding...)

 

I got lots of other stuff to do FIRST before I buy a house to use just for video

projects.

 

Anyway, I understand your point about " get stuff done right away, " and I agree

with you. I also agree that some people who do stuff right away should probably

put some thought and preparation in to it.

 

Like when YOU do something " right away " - an energy seminar for your people

based on something new you learn, for example - you take notes at the class, you

go do the exercises, you take notes on what you noticed after that, and THEN you

go right away (within a week or two) and give a seminar on what you learned and

are learning.

 

That IS preparation.

 

And I bet YOU do more preparation in a few days than some people do all year.

 

Which is also one of the reasons your seminars are so damn good!

 

Can't wait to be there!

 

Sincerely,

Jim Knippenberg

Baaaaaaaa

 

 

 

 

>docspeed2001 <docspeed2001

>May 17, 2009 8:12 PM

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> Re: there are flawed beliefs out

there about 'preparation'...

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>I am so surprised NO ONE commented on this topic.

>Gosh.

>John La Tourrette, PhD

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> , " docspeed2001 "

<docspeed2001 wrote:

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>> , " nekoshodan "

<Nekoshodan@> wrote:

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>> > is it a flawed belief system or is more preparation required? >something

else?

>>

>> Hi Tony,

>>

>> Let me give you one tiny tidbit about 'preparation' that you might make sense

out of.

>>

>> ALL OF THE MULTI-MILLIONAIRES I KNOW... " never " wait until they are ready and

prepared to get-shit-done.

>>

>> NONE OF THEM!

>>

>> They get an idea, they ACT ON IT RIGHT THEN AND THERE.

>>

>> Anyone want to talk about that?

>>

>> It could be real productive.

>>

>> Or should be form a committee, think about it, and get back to it when

everyone is in agreement?

>>

>> John La Tourrette, PhD

>>

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