Yesterday, I got an email from my business partners. They were in the middle of a dead end discussion. The email said, “We need you to get involved, we need some of Mauricio’s magic.” Mauricio’s magic? I thought… What a great complement, but what is it? I realized what they needed is a simple solution to a problem, which is an ability I enjoy and practice! So I started to think, why do people make everything so complicated? First, what does it mean to complicate? It means to make something more difficult or confusing by causing it to be more complex. Life is complicated because we decide to make it that way. We worry about everything, relationships, jobs, money, our image, how others perceive us, and much more. With some of the concerns, there is really nothing within our power that we can do to change, so why should we have anxiety about it? We just have to learn to live with it. However, concerns that we have 100% control of we should work towards a solution and conquer them. The majority of people think that the more complicated we make things the smarter we are. As a student, I had 2 types of professors, the ones that believed the more complex they made the lecture or solution it was better. They believed that they were perceived as more educated or prepared. Bad news for those professors, I did not learn or even remember their names. On the other hand, the professors who presented us with complicated material and encouraged us to find simple solutions are the teachers that really shape our minds, we admire and always remember! This may sound like a complicated blog, but it has a simple message… simple solutions and simplicity in your life is key! I took some of these rules from: 100 Ways to Uncomplicate Your Life Try to follow them!
Coming back to Mauricio's magic, we did have a conference call among the business partners and it took us 24 minutes to find a solution. An easy solution! Life should be easy to understand! Do not get complicated… Keep in mind; the real talent is to find simple solutions! “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” - Confucius
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Max
5/22/2013 05:51:09 am
awesome blog.i like the way you think and the tips you give,,,.keep going!.
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Mauricio
5/22/2013 09:31:40 pm
Muchas gracias!
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Thanks. Very useful reminders. I was just talking to my Mom about this. I'm looking for a job and she said that she feels that I'm over complicating the process. She is probably right. Perhaps. I just need to "Be myself" "tell the truth", and "do my best." Thanks also for the Diana Nyad piece, which is what brought me to this blog. I was watching her Facebook page for 2 days hoping she would make it and she did! It was her 5th attempt. I'm sorry to say that I would have given up before then. I wish that we could all get our brains around the idea that failure is fuel for success. Keep blogging Mauricio.
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