Even in a game of trivial pursuits there is the opportunity for us to take a strategic approach to growing and managing our talent. Here's how...
Over the festive period I downloaded the trivial pursuits iPad app as a present for my trivia loving hubby. One evening, my hubby and parents sat down to play. We all set about with our strategies for winning and in the post analysis (hubby and I had a long car journey home after the xmas break to talk about any and everything), it seemed that those who did better, adopted a strategy that played to their strengths, which also holds true in the real world.
Not unsurprisingly my trivia loving hubby won (not by much, but a win is a win), and as ever I was keen to learn more about what he thought made him successful. He revealed that apart from spending a lot of time reading trivia, he also stuck close to the (wedge) option he wanted to acquire before moving on. In order to maximise the number of hits on a wedge, each time he threw the digital dice, he took the question option that ensured he would have the best chance of answering and so getting another shot at the ulitmate (wedge) option.
This behaviour translates into the real world too. Staying close to the opportunities you want and playing to your strengths will give you the best chance of success. It reminded me of a quote by Dave Hirtz in his book 'How To Castrate A Bull', where he talks of how he achieved success. He said "it's hard to be in the right place at the right time, so perhaps the best alternative is to go the right place and wait there."
What's your strategy for building your strengths?
How will you create opportunities to be waiting near, or in the right place in 2012?
On a side note I was pretty shocked when the history questions were on topics that had occurred in my life time! I know I have just had another birthday but I don't regard myself old enough to be considered historic, maybe the pace of change is such that anything older than a Gen Y, is history!
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