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We live in a world reeking of complexity.\u00a0 We add more and more things, more activities, and more options.\u00a0 You can\u2019t buy a pizza or even go to the grocery store without being overwhelmed by layer upon layer of complexity.<\/p>\nWe live in a world reeking of complexity.\u00a0 We add more and more things, more activities, and more options.\u00a0 You can\u2019t buy a pizza or even go to the grocery store without being overwhelmed by layer upon layer of complexity.<\/p>\n
For people, organizations, and movements to be successful into the 21st Century, we\u2019re going to have to learn the elegance of simplicity.<\/strong> Instead of trying to do everything, and have everything, and go everyplace, and experience everything, were going to learn how to simplify our lives.\u00a0 As you have this discussion among your group about simplicity, here are seven advantages to talk about.\u00a0 Simplicity gives you an advantage because: 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It will keep you focused on a few things.<\/strong> Finding smaller markets and niches is the way of the future; focusing on being the best at a few things instead of mediocre at a lot of things.\u00a0 The old days of when you could throw a bunch of things against the wall and hope that some of them would stick are long gone.\u00a0 Simplicity allows you to figure out what you\u2019re absolutely best at, what you\u2019re passion and what your \u201cmust do\u201d is, and focus on that. 4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It will allow you the energy of not having to pay attention to 90% of the email, social media, and printed material that come across your desk. <\/strong> Be careful about how much time you spend distracted in handling emails and social media that has nothing to do with your vision and mission. Not only am I a follower of Jesus Christ, I admire Him.\u00a0 I admire His simplicity.\u00a0 He had the power to take complex issues and make them simple; not simplistic, but simple.\u00a0 Just because a thing is simple doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s easy, but it\u2019s the place to start. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We live in a world reeking of complexity.\u00a0 We add more and more things, more activities, and more options.\u00a0 You can\u2019t buy a pizza or even go to the grocery store without being overwhelmed by layer upon layer of complexity. For people, organizations, and movements to be successful into the 21st Century, we\u2019re going to … Continue reading “Dave Rave – 7 Advantages of Simplicity”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"series":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=415"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=415"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davidfoster.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\n1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It will allow your message to get through.<\/strong> We\u2019re told that we have over 4,000 advertisements that come across our eyes and ears every day.\u00a0 We\u2019re learning how to be sophisticated about filtering out messages that are too complex and difficult.\u00a0 It\u2019s the simple message that gets through.\u00a0 You need to be able to give your company, movement, or personal mantra in four words or less, minus prepositions.\u00a0 More than that and you just simply blend in and become static and white noise.<\/p>\n
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\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It will free up your time from having to write these big, thick, heavy manuals about policy and procedure.<\/strong> If you have big manuals that people have to spend months learning before they can really find traction at organization, your future is bleak.<\/p>\n
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\n5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It will let you know who\u2019s with you. <\/strong> When you have a simple vision, a simple mission, and compelling mantra, it\u2019s easy to know who\u2019s on task and who isn\u2019t; who\u2019s with you and who\u2019s not.\u00a0 Those who argue about your stated vision and simple process are not with you.\u00a0 And trying to convince them to be with you when they are on the company payroll is an effort in futility.
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\n6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It will allow you to create margin in your life and in your organization. <\/strong> Emotional, financial, and physical margin are critical during times of crisis.\u00a0 You need to be able to have the energy to sprint as well as jog.\u00a0 That requires margin.\u00a0 Financial margin is also important because when markets turn, you need to have enough cash to stay in business until they turn again.\u00a0 And they inevitably do.
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\n7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It will keep you from markets, products, and programs as a quick fix, <\/strong>rather than sticking with what you have a long-term passion for.<\/p>\n