When most people begin solving a problem or construct a plan to meet an objective, they often make the mistake of first trying to figure out how to accomplish it. Instead of asking the initial and critical question of “Why?” If you jump right into solving a problem, instead of fully understanding the root cause then how are you going to know all the issues? ⠀
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Asking why allows you to reveal all the angles of the problem or plan. It enables you to open your mind to possibilities and opportunities. The size of an opportunity often determines the level of resources and effort that you must invest. Big opportunities allow for big decisions. If you jump to how too quickly, you might miss that. ⠀
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Eugene G. Grace says, “Thousands of engineers can design bridges, calculate strains and stresses, and draw up specifications for machines, but the great engineer is the man who can tell whether the bridge or the machine should be built at all, where it should be built, and when.”
Ken Goodfellow
Coach Ken International