Thanks for pushing back. I always recommend to my clients to drop all books, stop listening to CDs etc. until they have flushed out their system–ie what they have discovered through the School Of Hard Knocks.

Using principle of accommodation and assimilation one can then allow other view points to impact one’s positioning.

This ties into one of our ‘Speed To Market’ principles is that feedback is the answer to all your prayers in the context of building momentum.

As an example, when our company exploded in the area of helping educators fast write their book–which was my positioning at that time, this has now been better crystallized inside of our Enterpreneurial Authoring program into “How To Write A Money-Making Book In Only 12 Hours And Gain Instant Access To A New York Publisher.”

A final note: Seth Godin writes in one of his books about the dilemma that he was faced with when filling out his Landing Card during his first trip to London, England. What did he really do? After an hour of self reflection he makes this conclusion: “when no one really knows what you do, that is a sign that you make a lot of money!”

I truly believe this analogy holds when it comes to creating value from what you have learned through ‘The School Of Hard Knocks’ versus what you have learned through formal channels.

You should see what hundreds of my clients are making today–and they do NOT do this because of formalized schooling!

Glenn

I’m afraid I have to disagree with some of what you’ve said. Good content is not limited to what you learn through the School of Hard Knocks. Many of the ideas behind intellectual property can come from formalized learning and traditional educational systems. To say that it doesn’t or that it can’t reminds me of a tragic fact – that many people who don’t read erroneously believe that they because they can’t learn anything from one book they have an excuse not to read any at all!

I have read thousands, many dating back to the 17th century. The knowledge I’ve acquired from all them has given me a perspective on what is happening in the work place today that few people have, and it forms the foundation of the intellectual property I’m currently developing. It’s possible that your experience wasn’t as beneficial as it should have been; but that’s no reason to condemn the entire system.

Cheers, Bruce

Thanks for your comments. Yes, T.E. lived before us. Yes, he was a great thinker. Yes, he was incorrect in his understanding of generating original ideas!

Yes, ideas are derivative (I don’t think we are talking calculus are we? ) and yes ideas are generated within a community.

However, generating ideas is not the problem. What is imperative is that you have a way of positioning your Intellectual Property that reflects the value that comes from your ability to systemetize your self-reflection.

The activity of ‘constantly creating’ is an enemy of so many entrepreneurs when most have never learned how to drill down on their ‘idea’ that allows them to create and sell the most expensive programs in their niche market. Afterall, isn’t the test of a great ‘idea’ is that it is generating cash flow? (That’s the definition I use with my clients.)

No question, you want to keep creating, but you must do this within a framework that allows you massive market penetration and cash flow.

The Private And Exclusive Webinar that I provide for those inside of our Mentoring Alliance at http://SellHighPricedPrograms.com goes into this in a much more detailed fashion.

Thanks for your comments, Julia…Feel free to push back–as hard as you want. I can take it!

Glenn

Look for it tomorrow.

G.