I learnt this term from one of my mentors
He also used to be a mentor to Bill Gates
True story
He has a photographic memory for anything he’s read
(And he’s very well read)
So any situation someone finds themselves in, he’s able to bring the most relevant lesson to help at the right time
In a recent group chat I was a part of with him, he shared his approach of “Soft Offence”
It’s when you ‘gently’ try something new
Gently push to see if something works
Not going all in, but just enough to see if its something that you like, and something that works for you
(Whatever that might need to be)
And it’s a great approach when you’re not making progress, likely because you have too many ideas of things to do
At that point you have two options:
- Do nothing, and keep thinking (and suck up so much energy in your mind), or
- Move to action, prioritise, take action, and see what works for you – aka soft offence
It’s about momentum
It’s about movement
Movement is Action
Action turns into momentum
Just keep moving
Even if they’re micro steps, that’s ok
Just try something
Keep going
And the path will show itself in time
Jamie
p.s. I’ll be sharing next how to help yourself prioritise
p.p.s. if you want a soundboard, get everything out your head, to help you move forward quicker, let me know, this is what I do
