The hardest part about "voting with your money" isn't saying no to bad ideas. ~via Umang Shah
This is so true Umang. In a world where AI makes it easier to say yes to everything, the real discipline is knowing when to walk away from something good to stay committed to something great. Strategic restraint isn't just wise...it's essential. Thanks for the reminder that focus is just as much about what we don’t do. /Ted
The hardest part about "voting with your money" isn't saying no to bad ideas.
It's saying no to GOOD ones.
This is one of the 5 principles of #PerpetualRelevance, and it's more important now than ever in the age of #AI.
AI allows you to do so much more and more and more interesting things. We can build more, test more, and scale more. But here's what I've learned: the challenge isn't saying no to bad projects, it's saying no to and even quitting good ones.
I recently heard a story about Steve Jobs after he shut down a highly anticipated project that shifted my thinking:
"People think #focus means saying yes to the thing you've got to focus on. But that's not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I'm actually as proud of the things we haven't done as the things I have done."
When you're in a high-performing environment, your biggest enemy isn't bad ideas – it's the abundance of good ones. Each "yes" to a good project is a "no" to potentially great ones.
In the age of AI, where possibilities seem infinite, strategic restraint becomes your competitive advantage.
What good opportunities have you had to turn down to stay focused on what matters most?
#Leadership #Strategy #SteveJobs #ResourceAllocation #BusinessStrategy #Innovation #PDXYZ
