The case for being less prepared
When I started business school, I used to spend one hour minimum (often more) reading through the case study for each class.
By the time I graduated, I spent 15-20 minutes reading each case study.
When I first started my business, I used to have people fill out a whole form before they could book a consult call with me, and then I’d prepare a full coaching program for them before we got on the call.
Now, there’s no form, and I come to each call with just a few questions in mind.
I know some people who prepare for big presentations by writing out the full script of what they’re going to say and memorizing it.
I’ve never done this. I always just get the key points clear in my mind and start talking.
Is this me being lazy? Slacking off? Trying to skate by while doing the least?
NO.
When I prepped less for cases, I had better things to say in class.
When I prepped less for consult calls, I created better roadmaps for how I could work with a potential client.
When I prep less for presentations, I do better at getting my message across.
We’re so used to thinking that more preparation = more dedication and better results.
But I’m here to make the case for LESS preparation.
Because I don’t think preparation is what makes or breaks you.
You don’t need a word-perfect script or an exact plan to succeed.
I think presence is what makes or breaks you.
Being fully live in the moment.
Taking in everything that’s going on.
Focusing on what’s actually happening in front of you.
The problem with too much preparation is that it can take you out of the moment.
Your brain gets distracted, trying to remember exactly what you were going to say…
…or trying to find the right moment to shoehorn in your perfect pre-prepared comment.
And when you do that, you miss what’s happening LIVE.
You don’t pick up on the little piece of new information someone just gave you.
Or the unexpected connection between two seemingly unrelated comments.
Or how the mood in the room has subtly shifted.
You don’t need more preparation. You already have what you need within you.
You just need a little bit more presence, to let what’s already in you come out.
And if you’re tired of always striving, striving, striving to be better.
And always feeling like you’re never quite good enough.
Come talk to me, and let’s get you off the hamster wheel of endlessly proving yourself.
Because getting OUT of the headspace of “I’m only as good as the last thing I did”…
And INTO the headspace of “I’m good. I’ve got nothing left to prove”…
Is exactly what I help my clients do.
I don’t want you to spend your whole life chasing the mirage of the next accomplishment or promotion or good meeting with your boss.
However you think you’ll feel when you finally get there…
I want you to feel all those feelings NOW.
Let me show you how.
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