WHAT IS WISDOM ANYWAY?

Wisdom is such a misunderstood word. When most people think of the words “wisdom” or “wise”, they immediately associate them with “smart” or “intelligent”. Wisdom does not rely on intelligence. The true nature of wisdom lies in two understandings:

 

1)      Understand what you’re truly good at and be true to it.

2)      Understand what you don’t understand.

 

What does this new revelation mean to me? Well, I was an entertainer most of my life; ever since I was a kid. I even performed on a cruise ship for nine months before deciding to pursue my career in marketing–a career that is more rewarding than I ever could have imagined. I learned, however, that the performer is still inside me and needs to get out once in awhile. That’s when I began to understand the wisdom of being true to my God-given talents.

 

I decided to create a Road Show that incorporates the Prophit Marketing System into an entertaining presentation. This way, audiences are able to learn while being entertained. I hope you can make the upcoming book premiere where I will be putting on my Road Show for all of you. This free public performance is the result of my revelation to use wisdom to find one’s purpose.

 

When we look at the second lesson: Understand what you don’t understand, this is equally, if not more powerful than the former lesson. Have you ever met a person who “knows everything” and is simply unable to see things from another person’s point of view? Boy, it’s frustrating. My twelve year-old son is challenging me lately. Must be that age. He states things with conviction that he has no clue about. I’m sure I did it too at his age.

 

A colleague of mine expressed this second lesson beautifully and I borrow it often to express this point. He says, “Whenever I’m with a client I have this little invisible card in my pocket that reads: “I may be wrong here.” I go into every client relationship with humility, wisdom, and the understanding that this person knows their business better than I do and I need to really listen so we can get this strategy right.

 

Wisdom is knowing your strengths, living by them, and understanding things you don’t understand. It’s also about moving forward with the understanding that this life is a journey and the day you stop getting better is the day you… well, you get the picture!

–Joe Kiedinger–

 

ACTION PLAN: Mark November 12^th on your calendar! See you at the book premiere!