Wisdom compensates
for any lack of knowledge …
But
knowledge rarely , if ever,
compensates for a lack of
wisdom
Without Wisdom …
It doesn't
matter
how
or how
you work —
— all your hard work
could
be futile …
wasted!
It doesn't
matter
how
much you
— all your information
and education and experience could amount
to nothing!
It doesn't
matter
how
much
or how
many
— you
could end up
losing it all!
Most people won’t get wisdom
until
it's too late.
How about you?
Conventional "wisdom" is wrong!
Conventional "wisdom" says that wisdom comes with age or experience. That's a myth.
You surely know people who are
up in their age — or have lots of information or knowledge or
experience — but are
And
… You surely know people who are young
in age — or short in knowledge or experience —
but are really
The simple reality is this …
You can access your wisdom at any age, and even with limited information or experience.
And the sooner you do it, the better.
How experts, gurus
and so-called
wisdom-teachers
steer you away from
Wisdom
Many experts, coaches, gurus, thought leaders and so-called "wisdom teachers" want you to believe that more knowledge and more information leads to wisdom. Nothing could be farther from the truth.
Consider the following words from four of the wisest teachers in modern history —
No wonder you have so much trouble.
When you grasp the underlying principles, your
wisdom quickly compensates
But no matter how many methods, techniques and
"rules" you know, they will always bring you trouble if you do
This is the most useless — if not dangerous — way to learn.
Wisdom is knowing the right questions to ask.
And
Your most
important job is to make sure
your teacher does not merely
transmit knowledge (information,
answers, solutions, methods,
scripts, steps) to you. That's
the antiquated — if not
dangerous — way of
learning.
Your most important
job is to learn the right
questions and principles —
so that you get
No wonder you
are
But is there anyone
anywhere
teaching you as described by
Emerson,
Drucker, Montessori and Gibran?
Is
there anyone anywhere
teaching questions and
principles to lead you to
your
Yes.
Only
As Emerson
said so eloquently,
principles are few. You don't
need a ton of information,
answers and solutions. You
need only
You
Only
Wisdom
(Only
Wisdom is the ultimate secret.
Wisdom
changes everything —
You can …
all in one fell swoop
Wisdom makes everything simple and swift.