Great post Mike, I’d add that the knowledge you have must be diverse enough to provide a sufficiently wide aperture with which to see details no one else can - let in more of that luck you might say. And in my opinion, luck from serendipity and preparation are intrinsically tied. The latter allows one to to see and then act on the former. It’s this optimistic skepticism (questioning & exploring as you said) that sets apart the pattern breakers from the followers - all the knowledge in the world won't help if you don’t look at everything and think “what if I did…” and then go down that rabbit hole much further than any sane person would.
Great post Mike, I’d add that the knowledge you have must be diverse enough to provide a sufficiently wide aperture with which to see details no one else can - let in more of that luck you might say. And in my opinion, luck from serendipity and preparation are intrinsically tied. The latter allows one to to see and then act on the former. It’s this optimistic skepticism (questioning & exploring as you said) that sets apart the pattern breakers from the followers - all the knowledge in the world won't help if you don’t look at everything and think “what if I did…” and then go down that rabbit hole much further than any sane person would.
This is one of my favorite posts so far in the pattern breakers series,and I liked the others.
Here are some thoughts:
*Don’t ignore your gut.Patterns are first identified by our subconscious mind and attempting to enforce rigor too soon might cloud the insight.
*Don’t over schedule. Reserve time for long walks during which reflection is more likely to surface something outside the norm.
*Deep expertise might be useful but keep the humility of a beginner’s mind and bring connections and analogies from other fields.
Another priceless post. Thank you for everything you do Mike Maples… I’ve enjoyed your insights since the very first “Starting Greatness” podcast
Very nice. I enjoyed this and I cannot say I enjoy many newsletters anymore.