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Welcome.

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Let's delve into a concept that's often overlooked,

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embracing inefficiency.

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Success isn't about doing things perfectly,

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it's about navigating chaos fruitfully.

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I didn't reach the peaks of financial success

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by polishing routines to shine

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but by intentionally placing sand in the gears

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to see if the machine could handle it.

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First, the pursuit of perfection

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and productivity is a mirage .

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You set a daily routine, optimize tasks,

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hoping to squeeze out maximum efficiency.

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What's neglected is the reality.

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Markets like life are inherently disorderly

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early in my career.

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I scheduled time for intentional inefficiencies,

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moments where I grappled with

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new problems without a roadmap.

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It was during these times that I stumbled upon ideas

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and solutions, which later became

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my most lucrative ventures.

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Now the instinct is to streamline,

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but here's a twist,

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can strain resources on purpose.

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When I launched my early projects,

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I didn't pool all my capital into them.

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I operated on shoestring budgets,

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forcing creative problem solving.

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Expensive solutions are often

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lazy solutions.

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When you limit your resources,

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money, time, or people,

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you necessitate innovation.

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I also observed this in my hiring practices.

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While many seek the obvious high flyers,

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I often recruited individuals with

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a history of inordinate challenges,

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even from unrelated fields.

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Their unfamiliarity was

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a boon not a burden.

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They brought fresh insights

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and questioned industry dogmas

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I no longer saw.

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Deal with unpredictable elements

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to forge a resilient business fabric.

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Let's not shy away from failure.

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The world glamourizes success stories

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but every financier knows

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it's the portfolio of failures

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that teaches acumen.

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Embrace projects that might collapse,

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and when they do,

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dissect their carcasses for insights.

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The counterpoint is,

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doesn't this waste time?

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It may appear to.

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Yet business, like evolution,

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progresses not solely

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through incremental steps,

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but also through significant leaps

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born from trial and error.

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Give yourself the liberty

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to experiment rapidly

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and fail fast.

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It's the unseen advantage

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over competitors

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who are too cautious

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to step off the well-trodden path.

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In the end,

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it's less about the hours worked

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and more about the work

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in those hours.

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Challenge conventional wisdom

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not for the sake of being contrarian

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but to uncover truths

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that others miss

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because they're too busy

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walking in lockstep.

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If today's talk resonated with you,

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consider subscribing.

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This channel is for

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those who find value

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in the unorthodox.

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Share it with entrepreneurs

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who understand that

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the path to extraordinary success

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isn't paved with just efficiency,

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but also with the wisdom

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gained from the messiness

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of real-world experiences.

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Until next time,

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remember,

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tilt at windmills

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because sometimes