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Today’s Winning Idea Is Tomorrow’s Outdated Information; Failure To Reinvent Is The Easiest Way To Lose Relevance

Today Winning Idea Is Tomorrow Outdated Information

“Today’s Winning Idea Is Tomorrow’s Outdated Information; Failure To Reinvent Is The Easiest Way To Lose Relevance” ~Lanre Amodu

We live in the information age but ignorance has never been so prevalent. People tend to think they know a lot when they know so little. We are surrounded by so much data yet we lack the ability to interpret them all. Most people claim to be ‘professionals’ in so many areas that only few are learning. People who ought to be students want to teach people good enough to be their teachers.

To be successful, you should acquire the information relevant to your niche; you should become a lifelong student. You need to become empty to become full. Value what you already know but consider it inferior to what you need to know. Your current level of performance is equal to your current level of knowledge. You can never outperform your knowledge level.

It is dangerous to celebrate a current success at the expense of the future one because today’s winning idea is tomorrow’s outdated information. Failure to reinvent is the easiest way to lose relevance.

It is good to be confident of what you know but be conscious that there is more. What you don’t seek you won’t appreciate when you find. Learning is a deliberate process. Knowledge and inspiration can be acquired even in the least likely places.

For instance, when I first became fascinated by the ants and wrote my first article on the subject, I expected to write only a few. Fourteen articles down the line, however, I’m pleasantly surprised at how much one can learn from very small things. Here are some final critical lessons from the ants:

Things or people we underestimate are sometimes more efficient than we are. Size is not everything. We should always be willing to discover the strength of others instead of focusing on their weaknesses. What we admire in others is possibly what you need in our lives. Physical attributes may mask invaluable virtues; never be deceived by appearances.

Small things come with great details. If you can learn to pay attention to details, you are on your way to achieving excellence. Excellence is a journey and not a destination; with every step you take, you surpass your last record.

We should always pay attention. Who knows what else we are missing out of just as we have ignored the ants despite their valuable qualities? Wisdom is all around us. If we pay enough attention, we may discover that we don’t only have questions but we also have abundant answers. We may discover that we are not only surrounded by problems but also by plenty of solutions.

We may discover that we are not only confronted by impossibilities but we also have access to unlimited possibilities.

We must be humble enough to seek for help or information when we need it. According to Les Brown, “Ask for help, not because you are weak but because you want to remain strong”. Realising we need help is not a sign of weakness but a sign of strength. It takes a wise person to discover the wisdom in another person.

The answers we seek are around us if only we can identify who’s got them.
Remember, you are currently nothing compared to what you can become. Don’t lock your potentials in; let them breathe!

[About the author: Contact Lanre Amodu via SMS at 07034737394, website: olanreamodu.com Twitter @lanreamodu]

2 Comments

2 Comments

  1. Rajioba Ismaela

    May 9, 2018 at 2:58 AM

    Very powerful quote there Mr Amodu. Do you have a book or personal blog. please share

  2. Ama

    May 11, 2018 at 8:08 PM

    This is really good and inspiring for everyone. It is true, there are solutions and answers around us, yet we fail to recognize them, all we do is look at the mistakes instead of thinking about how to solve the problems at hand.My late dad will always say, there are a lot of educated illiterates and he was right, because this writing proves it all.There are a lot of teachers, life coaches and know it all, but they really cannot look beyond what they know and move people forward.We need to be intentional about a lot of things and find solutions to problems instead of blaming people all the time.

    Thank you for your inspiring words. KUDOS

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