Mar

15

Summary: Some people just aren't creative, and those that are often don't know when you should and shouldn't tweak a good idea to turn it into a great idea. Is it already a great idea, or can it be made better?

I've often found in my life that inspiration needs to be followed with hard work. An original idea gets tweaked until it fleshes out into something that just works better. And once you have an idea that works better, you continue working to make it even better.

Many people just slog through life trying to make it, living day to day, week to week, paycheck to paycheck and, as a result, never get to tap into their true creativity…..or maybe I have it wrong. Maybe they slog through day to day, week to week, paycheck to paycheck because they lack the ability to be creative and see the opportunity that surrounds them.

I grew up surrounded by these people. Many of them are dead, many are in prison, many have served time in prison. Many of them are just shells of flesh waiting for the spark of life that lies inside of them to extinguish.

One particular memory I have is of a party I went to in grade school at Tommy Notter's house. His parents were supposed to be home, but they weren't that night. So a bunch of grade school kids got into his parents liquor cabinet. Someone even brought marijuana. It was one of my first introductions to the life that most of my friends would choose to live. I declined to imbibe that evening, and had to face much ridicule for my choice to not be cool.

However, that is not the main memory that I have from that evening. My main memory is of sitting on the coach in Tommy's living room and hearing the song "War Pigs" (by Black Sabbath) played on his parents stereo, for the first time in my life. The song absolutely kicked my butt.

For those in this group that enjoy a bit of an edge to their rock, you know what I'm talking about.

Today, I heard what I believe was the original version of the Black Sabbath heavy metal anthem, War Pigs. The song was originally called Walpurgis.

Although Walpurgis is a good song, it doesn't hold a candle to the masterpiece that is War Pigs.

At the end of this missive, I've placed links to both songs for your enjoyment.

Since I've reopened my practice and I'm taking new clients for the first time in years, I've had to work on tweaking my communication skills and, more importantly, my listening skills.

Over the last 20 months, I've noticed a marked change in my results as I become more and more comfortable with my listening and creativity skills.

My results clearly show a move a positive direction, both in client acquisition, client retention and client satisfaction.

For me, it's more of a "feel" thing. Like pilots who say they can fly by the seat of their pants because they can feel the plane and know what to do, that is the way it is my practice. Whether it's ability to see the path of least resistance so that you can lead the prospective client to making the right decisions, or to just know that you're wasting your time with a prospect who isn't going to change no matter what.

The introspection and thought process that goes into the creativity associated with communicating with people and reading people is a valuable skill set and one that everyone could improve on, even if you're not a "people person".

For me, it's a constant journey to improve…..and the biggest challenge I think I have much of the time is knowing when to say, "it's good enough and I can't make it better".

I'm sure there are applications to market and trading….i.e. is your system good (i.e. Walpurgis) or can it be tweaked and improved (i.e. Walpurgis to War Pigs).

I'll let you decide which is better: Walpurgis or War Pigs

Walpurgis

War Pigs


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