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Q & A: Context is Everything Part 2

[Q & A from Facebook based on Duncan Nugget #39: Context is Everything]

Q: [ Adam Fletcher Sasse] Sometimes we need the context to change though Al. What do we do when the context doesn’t change as fast as we need it to?!?

Adam, good question! The answer is simple (but far from easy):

You have to make an accurate, honest assessment of what is and is not under your control. Focus on the aspect of the context you can control and work on that. Most people spend too much time focused on what they can’t control.

Sometimes we do need (want) the context to change (like the economy). We don’t have complete control over that, but we do have complete control over our spending habits. We do have complete control over attitude and effort.

Gandhi, MLK, Mother Teresa, Joan of Arc, Frederick Douglas, and any other great person in history faced contexts that weren’t changing fast enough. But they honed in on what they could do. They did that with an unstoppable attitude, courage, and sustained, maximum effort.

Eventually the context changed.

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Duncan Nugget® #33: Turn a Pile of Garbage Into A Of Pot Gold

Duncan Nugget® #142: Meet Me Halfway

The Black Eyed Peas have a song out called “Meet Me Halfway”. It reminds me of a time, back in the day, when I saw a guy trying to pick up an attractive woman. She was 50-100 feet away. I guess she liked him because she stopped walking to listen. He asked her to come talk to him.

Her response? 

“Meet me half-way.”

You see Success walking by. She’s hot. She likes you. You want Success to be a part of your life, so you ask her to come talk to you.

Her response?

“Meet me half-way.”

Million-Dollar Question:
Are you waiting on success or 
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Duncan Nugget® #39: Context is Everything

Imagine that it’s 95 degrees. Is that hot? It depends on the context, doesn’t it?

If it’s the middle of February in Philly, 95 degrees is hot. If 95 is the temperature of your oven while you’re trying to cook a turkey then 95 is cold. It’s the same temperature, but the context changes everything.

“That’s not what I meant. You’re taking it the wrong way.”

Does that phrase sound familiar?

Something said the wrong way or taken out of context can spark an argument or start a war. It’s the same set of words, but the context changes everything.

Your problems can propel you or paralyze you. It’s the same scenario, but your frame of reference—the context—changes everything.

Before you assume, believe, or do anything THINK about the context because context is everything.

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