Knowledge is not POWER!
I know you might
not agree with me about this, so let me explain to you why I said
"Knowledge is not Power".
I had an
experience that demonstrates my point, I recently attended a seminar about how
to lose fat and stay healthy for good. This seminar was attractive to me so I
decided to attend. At the seminar there was this gentleman who seemed to know
all the answers to questions that were raised by the gym instructor. I was quite
impressed with his knowledge from fat burners to how to stay healthy. So I
really wanted to know who he was so I turned around to look at him and to my
surprise he was a very obese gentleman sitting on the back roll.
So after the
seminar, I couldn't help but keep thinking about this man, who has shown full
of knowledge about health and fitness. Then I started to think, if he has all
the knowledge to stay fit & healthy then why is he not applying this to
his own health and fitness. He was seriously obese. Now, there may be a very
real reason for that, but it seems strange to me...
After thinking
long and hard, I started to come to the conclusion that your knowledge is not
power, it's only potential power. You really need to implement that knowledge that
you have gained in order to turn its potential power into real power.
As a business
coach we meet many business owners and we also have many opportunities to turn
our initial conversations with potential clients. Some of the business owners
also demonstrated a great deal of knowledge about how businesses work and with
each question we asked they seemed to know all the answers too. Then the "I know syndrome" starts to creep up along
with many excuses as to why they are not performing to the level they should.
They seem to have all the answers to all the questions. Although some answers
are valid and most were pure excuses really!
So my questions
to you are:
- If you have all the
knowledge there is, why aren't you applying it to your own business
lifestyle?
- If you said you know what to
do to run a great business lifestyle and why aren't you doing?
- Shouldn't you practice what
you preach?
Okay, you may
think the above questions may seem a bit confronting and even make you feel
uncomfortable.
As your coach,
we want to challenge you and also to make you realise if you are not prepared
to implement what you have learnt then there is nothing going to change for you
and your business either.
Having great
knowledge is a great thing to have, however, you need to apply it. Another
example is you may have known someone who has attended all the self help
seminars (Seminar junkies) and buy the latest best selling motivational books
there is. At ArtSHINE we call them the "collector" they love collecting
information and top up their knowledge but they won't take action or
implement anything that they have learnt.
Would you like
to know why?
It's because
they are falling into the trap mode and the fear mode is the reason why most people stay where
they are... and not moving forward to where they want to be.
There are people
who have all the knowledge and don't know how to apply it into their personal
and business life. Others just have a basic lack of discipline and
accountability because in their mind they have a big to do list and the list is
becoming too overwhelming and so they build up this fear and confusion and
therefore procrastinate! We all know someone who always looks busy and they
produce poor results and when we ask them about all the tasks they’re meant to
do, their answers are‘I am busy with
something else and this one is on my list of things to do’. And you know the
list they talked about is not a list on paper but in fact it is in their head!
So, the only way
to get thing done is by taking action. Knowledge isn't power, taking action
with knowledge is power.
What’s the best
way to take action?
Written goals!
You need to set
goals and plan all your To Do lists on paper not in your head. Writing down
your goals and making a list of tasks on paper will help you track where you
are. By having your goals and tasks written down on paper you will have a guide
to steer you to achieve the desirable results for you and your business.
Want to learn more about planning for the new year the ArtSHINE way?
It’s as simple as 1... 2... 3...
2: Come along to the next “Action Planning” workshop. E-mail Quantum Compass: ActionPlanning@QuantumCompass.com.au for details of the next half day session near you.
3: Contact Vinh for a no cost, no obligation coaching session: www.quantumcompass.com.au/freecoaching.ph
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