Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants

'Standing on the shoulders of giants' is not to be mixed up with the book by Stephen Hawking, 'On the shoulders of giants' which is like a compilation of some of the best known scientific works by greats such as Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton and Einstein. I mean it's probably a good read and all that but it's not the topic of conversation here.

I'm referring to the 'phrase' that is actually a metaphor. To quote the definition I found (which

just sums it up better than I could)

"Using the understanding gained by major thinkers who have gone before in order to make intellectual progress".

Yes, that's what I'm talking about. As per usual, this wasn't what I had planned but as in life, we have to be willing to adapt and be flexible. Like a tree in the wind.

It was a fluke, as most posts tend to be in this neck of the woods. I had just dropped one of my sons off at the bus stop and was listening to the radio on the way back. They had a celebrity on during the morning show and he was talking about his latest TV series. He has to do some 'extreme' things. He is reluctant to do a few of these things, as anyone would be, if asked to do a parachute jump or maybe go 'wing-walking'

A number of times they have managed to persuade him by telling a story of someone who has done the feat before. For example, when asked to have a go in one of those 'G-force simulators' (You know, you sit in a pod and it spins round mad fast) he was against it, right up until the point where they told him that Neil Armstrong had actually sat in the same seat.

In the conversation, he said the line 'Standing on the shoulders of giants' and that got me thinking. My thought process was helped by having some breakfast. Have you ever had 'Lotus Biscoff' biscuits ? They come in little packs of three, the sort of thing you might find in a hotel next to the 'teas maid'. They are very 'moreish'. The other day my eldest introduced me to a delicacy I was not aware even existed. A lotus 'biscoff' spread. Oh boy, talk about sublime. It's proper mouth-watering.

So, while I was having a 'moment' with my toast, I thought about the phrase and how it applies to what we do, or could do, here. We already have our 'giants' already firmly in place. Kyle, Carson and Jay.

All we have to do is stand on their shoulders. That's it, nothing more and nothing less. I mean, it really is as easy as that. They have given us the template and the tools, all we have to do is fill in the blanks. There is no reason to re-invent the wheel. The formula works. Why change it. Yet we do. Why is that ?

It also occurred to me that they are not the only giants in our midst. I 'm not going to list them all but I will mention a couple because if, by some bizarre twist of fate, you haven't come across them, it's time to make their acquaintance. I use these two as examples because they are the most recent but there is a liturgy of others.

First is Eddy Salomon, here's his latest post.

https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/eddysalomon/blog/i-made-over...

Then we have Littlemama and here's her latest post. This post in itself is one of the best I have seen for breaking it all down into the simplest form. It really doesn't get much more straightforward than this.

https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/littlemama/blog/secret-to-ac...

If earning your first million and going to Vegas are on your 'to do' list, then I suggest you check out these two posts.

I'll leave you with a few words that I scribbled down when I was listening to a short video on YouTube this morning. Funny how these things just 'appear' isn't it.

"The difference between you and any great leader, CEO, entrepreneur or successful business person, is dedication"

"Anything you want to get for yourself, requires you to give something in exchange. Any dream you want to accomplish, asks for your sacrifice"

Have a fabulous Friday.

Twack Romero