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A Little Help From Our Friends

Key Points:

  • Once we venture beyond our regular stomping grounds, we need assistance. We need a map. We are all trying to get somewhere we've never been before.
  • The herd assumption happens when you assume that since everybody you know is doing something the same way, it must be all right. Therefore, putting you in the middle of the herd.
  • So why wouldn't we want to learn what we can from people whose lives and lifestyles reflect our goals and aspirations?
According to Solomon (the wisest man to ever live on earth, besides Jesus), he said wise people listen and learn. 
    • A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel. -(Prov. 1:5)
  • People who always have to be right will always be limited in their decision-making ability. They will be limited to what they know and what they have experienced. 
  • It is next to impossible to hear the voice of wisdom if we are not really listening for it to begin with. The best counsel in the world is wasted counsel if our minds are already made up.
  • You can decide on your own, without consulting anyone, but the effects of my decisions go way beyond me.
  • No one gets to the place where he no longer needs wise counsel.
  • You will NEVER reach your full potential without tapping into the wisdom of others. 
Asking doesn't mean you lack wisdom--it's evidence of wisdom. Because successful people know what they don't know, and they are quick to go to people who do.


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