Step 12 - Destiny - Mike’s Stack Of Resumes, My 96 Year-old Grandma & Your Eulerian Destiny

This lesson is about finding yourself and your destiny. It is one of the most important ones, because we falsely believe that we have a lot of options, which in reality we don't. We can either decide to pick 10 things and become average at everything or to pick the one right thing.

But picking the path of average won't cut it, because we live in a highly competitive world with over 7 billion people and if we don't apply the 5% rule, we won't succeed and live the good life.

The 5% rule describes, that a lot of very skillful people are able to reach up to 95% on a global competitive scale. But still the only ones who make it in this world are those who go over 95%. The 96s%, or 97s% or even 99s% or 100s%, these are the ones who leave a mark on this world and pass the funeral test.

And in a highly competitive world we can't be that good in many things. We have to niche ourselves and invest those 10 dark years to become a master in this field.

So the next most important question then is, how do we know which field to pick? Or rather how do we know in which field we can actually become good at? Because remember what Peter Drucker said, we can only build on strength.

To find out the field in which we can excel answer the following four questions and watch out for the intersections of these questions, because there you will find your destiny.

  1. What did I grow up with? Had bad experience? Make your mess your message. Father Real Estate Entrepreneur. Early PC access. Less emotional. I am a greek.
  2. What have strangers consistently complimented you in? (Feedback Analysis) Having good business ideas. Having highly educated and mature thoughts. Very diplomatic. Patient. Good in teaching.
  3. What have you been doing for the last 10 years? Part studying economics. Other part educating myself about web programming. Working either in Web business or Real Estate.
  4. What can you talk about effortlessly on a Saturday night, when you are not working and are with your friends? (Avoid Dichotomy, never live for your weekends) Technology. New Knowledge I gathered. Psychology. Business ideas and opportunities.

Then have big goals around your signature strength. Have big goals but not delusional ones.

Answer those questions not only for your career, but also for your physical health and love life. Are you most happy being promiscuitive? Do you want a wife and a settled family? Are you a social butterfly like Casanova?

People should define every aspect of their personality before they start their career, whether by using the Meyers Briggs Test or other tests, because you only can build on strength.

Nonetheless, it is not about what you or society thinks fits best, because we can only find happiness, if we adapt to the condition we are best suited for. An extrovert trying to live the life of an introvert will be in the same extend unhappy as the other way around.

Find your destiny. And break it down into one sentence with maximum 10 to 12 words. No matter how long it takes for you to do it.

If you are unsure, experiment. Want to know the difference between an experiment and a mistake? A mistake is an experiment that ran too long!

Questions

  1. What is your one sentence businessplan?

    Growing businesses online using measurement systems.

Stabll: Improving businesses through customer interaction.

Tai: "Spreading good ideas using mass media."