Why You Shouldn't be a Jack-of-All-Trades

BE A MASTER AT ONE THING, THEN BECOME MASTERFUL AT EVERYTHING ELSE

Don't Try to Be Well-Rounded Before Any Skills Have Been Obtained
Many people try to become "well-rounded," which is an admirable desire, but they often pursue this lofty goal while they still have 4 metaphorical square corners as their skill set.  In other words, they have not become exceptional - a master - at anything yet.

Observation Knows Best
From observation - and nothing else - it has become clear to me that persons who attempt to really master one skill attain two huge advantages over those simultaneously trying to master numerous skill sets:

1. They are in a select group of people who are masters at their thing and thus are in much higher demand.  Thereby, success is more likely be obtained.
2. They have learned what behaviors, processes, and effort is needed to become a master, and thus becoming masterful at many things will take far less effort.  To me, this is the magical blueprint.

Cautionary Note
I must make a note for those who read this and think I am suggesting not to attempt to learn multiple things at once - akin to multiple classes in formal schooling.  I applaud those who desire to be a polymath, but what I am encouraging is not trying to master all things at once before you have learned proper behaviors and processes that have truly taught your mind to think.  

Therefore, be a master at one thing, then become masterful at everything else. 

Enthusiastically scribbled by, 
Jason Riemens

Why is Doubt a Remarkable Indicator You Have a Great Idea?

TURN THAT AGREEMENT INTO DOUBT
***The Never Give Up Series***

The Unknown May be Your Key
I used to love it when somebody thought my ideas were great or that my plan of action had all the right steps.  But then after many bland projects and ideas that never took flight, I realized that - in general - people don't readily accept the new or unknown.

Resemblance is Not the Key
The idea that resembled something that was already successful got the praise.  When something that is not understood because it is includes the unknown and high uncertainty - the first reaction by many is doubt.  Doubt that it will not succeed - not because it is not a brilliant idea - but because there is no comparison.

Listen to Your Inner Monolgue
You are the only one that has thought through your vision for days, months, or years and have had an inner monologue about the greatness of your idea far longer than you could ever have an external dialogue about.  Embrace the doubt.  Don't let fear stop you.  And, in fact, tell yourself that "if not enough people doubt you then you're not making a difference." 

Enthusiastically scribbled by, 
Jason Riemens

The Truth About Anxiety

ANXIETY IS ACCEPTING FAILURE BEFORE TRYING

Accepting Failure is the Problem
Is there a reasonable reason to worry?  Worry causes anxiety and may even be the best synonym for such a useless mental activity. Among the many negative aspects of worrying - having anxiety - is that at the root of the issue, anxiety is really accepting failure before ever trying.

Is failure bad or is failing the end of the world? It is neither and is in fact the stepping stone to success.  But, the problem with anxiety is that you have accepted failure without determining if you could succeed.  Additionally, you have mentally welcomed defeat prior to obtaining the greatest amount of learning from the failure.

Success With an Asterisk
You may still succeed under the weight of an anxiety burdened mind- but with an asterisk - because of the negative emotions and reduced performance that accompanies anxiety.

So........the moral of this story is that worrying accomplishes nothing positive and in reality it has far reaching negative consequences.   Don't accept failure until you have made an effort and if you then fail, welcome it and learn from it.

Enthusiastically scribbled by, 

Jason Riemens