Episode 134: "You Can Never Say The Wrong Thing To The Right Person, or The Right Thing To The Wrong Person”

"You Can Never Say The Wrong Thing To The Right Person or The Right Thing To The Wrong Person”  This was said to me just over a year ago and it couldn’t be any more true today.  Over the last year, I have tried to share an opportunity with those close to me, those I really want to succeed.  These people mean a lot to me and I want to do whatever I can to propel them on their journey.  But what I have learned to be a harsh reality is that, regardless of what I can see that I feel will be beneficial to them, they simply do not see, or choose not to see.  I’m not sure if it is just their ego shutting their minds off to a “different” way of doing things or their fear taking a chance.  Either way, nothing can be said to them to change their mind.  The same goes for those who I share the ideas with that are “all in”.  I could talk ad nauseam about this topic and whatever I say, wrong or right, they are all in.   The point is, if someone has already shut their mind off to something new, it is very difficult to open it up to a new idea. Regardless of how you present it.  On the flip side, if someone is open to new ideas, especially progressive ones, it will be hard to turn them off.   Regardless of how crazy they may seem.  So in essence, if people are naturally open to new ideas, they will be receptive, but if they want things to be done as they’ve always been done before they will automatically hate the idea.  Hence, why…  "You Can Never Say The Wrong Thing To The Right Person or The Right Thing To The Wrong Person”