From Covey, Stephen Covey’s classic book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People…
People are intrigued when they see good things happening in the lives of individuals, families, and organizations that are based on solid principles…
And their immediate request is very revealing of their basic paradigm. “How do you do it? Teach me the techniques.” What they’re really saying is, “Give me some quick fix advice or solution that will relieve the pain in my own situation.”
They will find people who will meet their wants and teach these things; and for a short time, skills and techniques may appear to work. They may eliminate some of the cosmetic or acute problems through social aspirin and band-aids.
But the underlying chronic condition remains, and eventually new acute symptoms will appear. The more people are into quick fix and focus on the acute problems and pain, the more that very approach contributes to the underlying chronic condition.
In other words…
The more you get caught up looking for shortcuts, the longer the journey is likely to take.
Makes much more sense to focus on doing the work, developing legit skills, building real relationships… you know, the non-sexy stuff that takes significant time and effort.
The sooner you cut the fluff and focus on those things, the faster you’ll progress.
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