Smartcuts SlideShare

Smartcuts SlideShare

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  Zachary Clinch Spring 2015
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  SMARTCUTS Part 1: Shorten Part 2: Leverage Part3: Soar SHORTEN Hacking the Ladder Training with Masters Rapid Feedback LEVERAGE Platforms Waves Superconnectotrs SOAR Momentum Simplicity 10x Thinking
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  Hacking the Ladder Thereis no one right way to get there. Create your own path to the top.
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  Hacking the Ladder All it takesis one small win. After that the chances of another small win become greater and greater.
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  Training with Masters Mentorship isthe secret of many of the highest-profile achievers throughout history. Data indicates that those who train with successful people who’ve “been there” tend to achieve success faster.
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  Training with Masters There is abig difference between mastering something and moving on once something is “good enough”
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  Rapid Feedback The problemis that people won’t try if they feel like they will fail.
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  Rapid Feedback “If you’renot failing you are either very lucky, very good, or not pushing the boundaires enough.” – Dr. Bradley Staats The fear of failure is what keeps some people from reaching their true potential.
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  Platforms Isaac Newton attributedhis success as a scientist to “standing on the shoulders of giants” This is what platforms are, building off of the work of great thinkers before you.
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  Platforms We actually onlyneed higher-order thinking and the ability to use the platforms to do everything else.
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  Waves To succeed youneed to be able to pick your waves. That meaning you have to know which waves can win and which waves will lose.
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  Waves “If you don’thave a good or better platform to perform on than your opponent, you’re going to lose.” – Sonny Moore
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  Superconnectors The act ofmaking mass connections by tapping into hubs with many spokes
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  Superconnectors No matter themedium or method, giving is the timeless smartcut for harnessing superconnectors and creating serendipity.
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  Momentum “Success is likea lightening bolt. It’ll strike you when you least expect it, and you just have to keep the momentum going.” – Michelle Phan YouTube channel with 5 million subscribers and 800 million views, originating from a single video.
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  Momentum Momentum isn’tjust a powerful ingredient of success. It’s also a powerful predictor of success.
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  Simplicity Sometimes bigger isnot better. Sometimes more of a good thing is too much. Sometimes the smartest next step is a step back.
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  Simplicity Often, the thingholding us back from success is our inability to say no. Creativity comes easier within constraints.
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  10X Thinking “It’s ofteneasier to make something 10 times better than it is to make it 10 percent better.” – Astro Teller 10X Thinking is the art of the extremely big swing.
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  10X Thinking Withan increase in the amount of “big swings” comes with it the increase in number of failures. SpaceX is on its way to no just 10x, but potentially 100x decrease in the cost of getting to space because of their willingness to swing big.
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  In conclusion… The wayinnovators have been able to gain success so quickly are by using the 9 different smartcuts which are: •Hacking the Ladder •Training with Masters •Rapid Feedback •Platforms •Waves •Superconnectors •Momentum •Simplicity •10x Thinking