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The Dip
Howard Lindzon
September 20, 2019
Everyone has a ‘Dip’ or multiple ‘Dip’ stories.
Yesterday I read Jawad Mian’s story at his Stray Reflection blog.
The Dip is a short book by Seth Godin that ‘teaches you when to quit and when to stick‘.
Jawd explains his story….
There was nothing more pleasurable I could imagine doing with my time than writing Stray Reflections, but my commitment was wavering because my circumstances were changing. I updated my CV, started applying for jobs, and even went to a few interviews. I felt like I was cheating on myself, but still I went through the motions. I had to be responsible.
Seth Godin explains that The Dip is the set of artificial screens set up to keep people from going to the next level and realizing their true potential.
You get what you deserve when you embrace the Dip and treat it like the opportunity that it really is. If you can keep going when the system is expecting you to stop, you will achieve extraordinary results. The people who make it through the Dip are scarce, so they generate more value. For whatever reason, they refuse to abandon the quest and they push through the Dip to the other side. The focus is rewarded by a marketplace in search of the best in the world. The Dip is the secret to your success.
Starting this blog got me through my dip, a dip I did not know I was going through.
As Seth says…The Dip is the secret to your success.
Have a great Friday.
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