A Dash of Daring

The Daily Habit For Doers

“I was never the smartest guy in the room. From the first person I hired, I was never the smartest guy in the room. And that's a big deal. And if you're going to be a leader—if you're a leader and you're the smartest guy in the world—in the room, you've got real problems.”

- Jack Welch

Creative people are creative because they want to… well, create. 

They don’t want to mimic other creative people — they want to woo the world with their own genius.

Unfortunately, that’s not where it starts. 

Because before a great painter, or a brilliant architect, or a remarkable mathematician can create something truly special… they’ve got to learn the basics. 

They’ve got to learn the basics from other people who are great at their craft. 

Most importantly, they’ve got to mimic what they see. 

Vinh Giang, international motivational speaker, explains this by describing how great chefs learn to cook. 

“How does a chef become a great chef? Practice. But with who’s recipes? Other people’s recipes. So what they do is they imitate; they copy. And in the world of cooking, when you copy a great chef’s dish, no one is like ‘Oh you shouldn’t copy. It’s bad’ They know that’s how you learn. 

And he copies it again. The second time it tastes a little bit better. The third time, it tastes great. The fourth time, he’s confident. The fifth time, he’s like ‘I’m adding a bit of lemon.’ And he adds a bit of lemon and makes it his own. This is the same process we all must follow. 

It’s okay to imitate. But it’s not okay to imitate forever and never add lemon or chives. You have to start making things your own. But the fastest way to improve is to start looking for people who can influence you.”

So imitate!

Learn!

Have fun!

And then, once you’re ready, add a bit of lemon to make it your own.

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