Why Some Will Succeed and Most Won't - SOS (Shiny Object Syndrome)

[@Fighting_Irish184]

A good reminder Carl to put first things first. What is our “vocation” our calling and giving ourselves to be excellent. It is a good reminder that the enemy of the Best is the good.

[@Carl_Pullein]

Indeed it is :-)

[@marvintoussaint2228]

Great video lesson ever. Thank you from Haiti

[@Carl_Pullein]

Thank you, Marvin. Glad you liked it.

[@tiagocc89]

Fantastic video!

[@Carl_Pullein]

Thank you, Tiago. :-)

[@samm761]

I like this video, and I do agree with the need to specialize instead of being a jack of all trades. The only thing I question is his use of the term success. What does he mean by ”success”? My version of success might be radically different from his.

[@Carl_Pullein]

You're right. Everyone will have a different interpretation of what success means to them. I should have made that more clear.

[@christopherwarwick5956]

Its a good point that your making, Carl, and I guess I suffer from Shiny Object Syndrome as much as the next person. My only quibble is that becoming very good at one thing might require you to become au fait with lots of different ‘bits and pieces’. I cant imagine, for example, anyone working online not being proficient on a calendar and an email app, before they become expert on whatever it is that they think an important focus, lets say a writing app, such as Scrivener. Your advice is on the mark, but I cant help feeling that it might not be as simple as you are saying here.

[@Carl_Pullein]

There are peripheral skills we all need. We need to be able to drive for many jobs, but we don't need to be as skilled as a WRC driver. But if I wanted to become a great presenter, my efforts need to be focused in my presentation delivery as well an in depth understanding of PowerPoint/Keynote and other presentation tools.

[@MaschaVanDeWeer]

If you like to read more about why some people succeed and others not, you might also want to read The Four Tendencies, written by Gretchen Rubin. It is about how people respond to their inner expectations and to outer expectations. Rubin defines 4 tendencies: people who easily meet inner and outer expectations, people who easily meet outer expectations but struggle with their inner expectations, people who only meet their inner expectations and people who struggle with both. And then she gives all kinds of tips for each tendency, but also tips on how to 'deal' with people who have an other tendency than you have yourself. Very insightful! (And yes, there is a short free online test that tells you your tendency)

[@Carl_Pullein]

Thank you, Mascha for sharing that. I will definitely look into it.

[@ogdanem]

Generally speaking, you are right, but people are struggling with many things in their job or personal life, and life are pushing you to juggle between all stuff that need to be done. If I use your software example, I admit I also juggle from different software because our mind is visual but demanding us for order, so we are always are seeking "the app" that will save us. I have tried in the past Todoist and I find it very complicated, and personally, I need more simple software. On the other hand, dropping Evernote in favor of Notion, I find it an idiotic move. I think it is human nature to seek always for better things, either it, life, technology or anything else and it cannot be stopped.

[@Carl_Pullein]

I agree, Isaac. That's why so few people manage to succeed. The temptations are always there. The key is to develop the self-discipline to focus on what matters to you and how you define success for yourself.

[@ogdanem]

@@Carl_Pullein I can discuss this topic long time, but last point; not all people are the same, and the same is our brain. Some are able to be more on focus other less, BUT all people can train themselves, and the key is to train the mind, and it is not easy! :-)