SimpleologyWithBen

I’m sure you’ve heard the expression ‘the quickest path between two points is a direct line’ a million times before, but never really gave it much thought. It’s ok, I didn’t really think it about it much either. I definitely didn’t think it really even applied to my life. That is until I got this email from someone on my list, someone exactly like you.

Listen to what he says:

Hey Eddie,
I just discovered the coolest website, it’s something you should be involved in. It’s called Simpleology. I just completed Lesson 1 and it was great. It’s all about not distracting yourself from a goal and forging a straight line towards that goal.
I myself really never thought that I led a non-straight life. I’ve got my own business that does well enough for me to employee two employees and I’m married to a lovely woman. I lead a generally happy life.
That is until things started going south. My industry took a dip and my company started to suffer from it. There wasn’t anything I could have done to prevent it, it was an industry-wide problem.
When things were going well, I believed that my success was due to my hard work. So when things started going wrong, I believed that it was because I wasn’t working hard enough. To make our quotas, I tried everything I could think of short of cutting corners. I outsourced and underbid, but eventually I had to let one of my employees go. It was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do.
It was at this point that I heard about Simpleology. I watched the first lesson and it was like a light bulb went on in my head. I was running around trying to do a million different things instead of focusing on my goals. I was bouncing around from idea to idea, from problem-solving mechanisms to cost-cutting procedures without realizing that I was straying too far from my goal. I kept getting bogged down by so many distractions that I didn’t even realize I’d lost sight of what I was fighting so hard to keep. Stress can really do that to you.
So after watching the first Simpleology lesson, I really feel like the smoke that’s been clouding up my head has been cleared. Do you know what I mean? Like I can see things more clearly now and can realize what are the distractions and what are the things that I need to be going forward with.
I really think this is something everyone should be aware of.
Chuck

I can tell you, I was impressed with this email. I knew about Simpleology, I knew it was simple and useful, but I didn’t think that it was really this powerful. Clearly, I had underestimated the power that Simpleology has.

So I decided to start this blog for people to hear other people’s experiences with it. The best way to learn is from mistakes, your own or other peoples. Watch Simpleology, decide for yourself if it’s useful and let us know.

Your experience can help other people like you.

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