People who display an attitude of rarely wanting to exert themselves to get what they want, are often basically lazy. I’ve come across persons with a history of having “aid” or “support” given to them for virtually every major area of their existence.
As a result they’ve gotten used to always “getting”, even when they make no productive use of what they “get”. They are rarely required to be accountable for (or to show evidence of progress using) support or solutions given them e.g. learning opportunities, grants, zero interest loans etc.
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Is this email not displaying correctly? Publication: Tayo Solagbade’s Weekly Public Speaking IDEAS Page (PSIP) Newsletter Date: Monday 22nd July 2013 No:99 Title: Smart Experts Avoid Lazy People Author & Publisher: Tayo K. Solagbade [234-803-302-1263] Blog URL: http://www.spontaneousdevelopment.com/blog Archive (For E-mail only version started 14th May 2012): Click here to view Archive (For Blog version started 24th September 2011): Click here Hi, Please find below the latest issue of my Speaking IDEAS newsletter.
No. 99: Smart Experts Avoid Lazy People**** ********** NB: If you ever find yourself wondering what else I’ve written, some days after you’ve read THIS Speaking Ideas newsletter I send out on a Monday, here’s what you can do to find out: Point your browser to www.spontaneousdevelopment.com/sdnuggets to read at least ONE new post added to my SD Nuggets blog on a different category from Tuesday till Saturday (sometimes even Sundays) in line with this publishing schedule ********** People who display an attitude of rarely wanting to exert themselves to get what they want, are often basically lazy. I’ve come across persons with a history of having “aid” or “support” given to them for virtually every major area of their existence. As a result they’ve gotten used to always “getting”, even when they make no productive use of what they “get”. They are rarely required to be accountable for (or to show evidence of progress using) support or solutions given them e.g. learning opportunities, grants, zero interest loans, etc. This situation makes such people believe there is no justifiable need to exert themselves. As such, asking them to set goals, and aim higher can actually offend them. Believe me, I’ve experienced this! Now, imagine such people coming together as a group to invite an expert on “Personal Productivity Improvement” to speak to, and coach them for instance? How successful do you think s/he will be in firing them up with renewed focus and determination? Not very. Except a miracle happens. Such lazy people can be found virtually anywhere – in societies at large, and within groups/organisations. If You Choose Lazy People, You’ll Have No Success Stories to Tell!As an expert, your credibility and reputation will depend mainly on the results you get – be it from giving talks, or delivering your products/services. When you serve your target audiences, your expectations would stem from the achievements you have recorded with past audiences. But if you choose the lazy kind, you may find that long after you leave, you rarely have any success stories to prove that you made a worthwhile impact on them! I’ve seen/heard about some great teachers getting blamed for the failure of certain students, when most times the students were the ones who failed to put in the needed time and effort to succeed. This sometimes happens with kids of rich and indulgent parents, brought up to put fun and pleasure ahead of almost all else. The parents assume they only need to pay for the “best” teacher. That of course does not always work. The teacher may give his best. But if the students choose to fool around – instead of studying – till the exams are around the corner, they are unlikely to do well! Choose People Ready to Do What It TakesEverything I’m saying here is based on deep reflection on personal experiences I’ve had in the past 10 years – both in my country, Nigeria, and here in Benin Republic. I’ve interacted quite closely, and for extended periods, with working adults, as well as students (at secondary and university levels), job seekers and even newly employed persons in organisations. Take a competent expert and expose different kinds of people to him/her. They will each emerge with widely varying levels of performance. Quite often, being the professional s/he is, the expert will be consistent in delivering required solutions to all of them. But people will vary in their individual degrees of interest, diligence and commitment. An expert must therefore carefully select those s/he works with, if s/he desires long term success. The Most Successful Experts Don’t Work With Lazy People!One example is Burt Dubin – veteran mentor of some of the world’s higher paid speakers. He does not work with lazy people. He describes them as those who let “sloth and indifference” get in the way of their ambitions. Burt’s “policy” accounts for his amazing ability to turn virtually every expert he mentors into a highly paid international speaker. He has a series of “hurdles” you must scale to “qualify” for his mentoring. That ensures he ends up with the right kind of clients as “students”! It’s just like in cooking or manufacturing: the best raw materials always yield superior quality output in the hands of a competent Chef or Process Manager. Final Words: Don’t Waste Your Expert Time, Energy and Effort, By Fetching Water in a Basket!YOU, are a competent EXPERT “provider” of solutions/services in your area(s) of focus and interest. To succeed more often, invest quality time and effort in painstaking pre-selection of the right kind of people to receive your solutions. If you don’t, you may end up “fetching water in a basket”(which of course will never get full!) That expression (i.e. “fetching water in a basket”) is one that people from my part of the world (the Yoruba tribe in Nigeria) use to indicate something they believe amounts to a waste of time and effort. Don’t do that to yourself! Need More Details of How to Make The Above Ideas Work for YOU?If you need more specific details of how to make use of the ideas I’ve shared in this newsletter, send me a message using this request form – with “Re: Smart Experts Avoid Lazy People” in the subject line.
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Tayo K. Solagbade* Self-Development/Performance Improvement Specialist *Sole Agent For Burt Dubin’s Speaker Mentoring Service In Africa Mobile: 234-803-302-1263 http://www.spontaneousdevelopment.com Self-Development/Performance Enhancement Specialist – Tayo Solagbade – works as a multipreneurial freelance writer providing zero risk article and report writing support for website owners, while travelling slowly across West Africa as a Location Independent Entrepreneur. He’s presently based in Benin Republic, where he’s preparing an English-French Language Guide, City Travel Guides, and a Commercial Rabbit Farming Guide. In a previous life, before leaving to become self-employed, Tayo served for seven years as a high performing manager in Guinness Nigeria. He rose from Shift Brewer, to Training & Technical Development Manager, then later acted in senior management roles as Production Manager and Technical Manager. When he’s not amazing clients with his superhuman skills (wink), Tayo works as the creative force behind his Self-Development Nuggets™ blog, and Public Speaking IDEAS newsletter (which he publishes to promote Burt Dubin’s Public Speaking Mentoring service to experts working across the African continent). For a limited time, Tayo is available to speak to your group or organization for a moderate fee. Send e-mail to tayo at tksola dot com. You can also visit www.tksola.com to learn more. Connect with him on Twitter @tksola.com and Facebook. ================== Have you been undecided about whether or not to become a paid speaker? Or have you been trying to get your speaking career off the ground with little success?Here’s a tip: Burt Dubin works with people who want to be speakers, and with speakers who want to be masters. Click here to visit his website NOW and submit a contact form message telling him what challenges you’re facing, and how you’d like him to help you. Tell him I sent you, and you’ll get a pleasant surprise offer from him. Comments?What do you think of the above message? Do you have any personal experience to share on this subject? Are there some other points you feel can be added, to help persons looking for answers? Please share your thoughts! Share this issue!Do you know anyone who might benefit from reading this newsletter issue? Why not hit the forward button now, and send it to him/her with a short recommendation. You can also use share it via your social media channels. Thanks in advance.
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