Why you might need to stop learning

If you find yourself endlessly consuming podcasts, stacking up business books or seeking the next perfect strategy while your execution lags behind… this message is specifically for you.

 

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One of the biggest traps many founders get caught in is actually quite subtle.

 

And it seems counterintuitive.

 

So many of us have a high value on learning.

 

We love the strategy podcasts.

 

The business biographies.

 

The masterminds.

 

The constant research into the ‘next big thing’.

 

Anything that helps us grow our acumen.

 

But here is the thing…

 

The very habit you believe is helping you scale might actually be keeping you stuck.

 

Learning for the sake of learning can become a form of productive procrastination.

 

It can become very self-focused.

 

At some stage we have to integrate what we have learnt and then apply it to the market.

 

That is how we become a true leader in our field.

 

It is in the doing and the integration of the work that we develop our skills as a founder.

 

It happens when we get those real-life leadership experiences.

 

It happens when we see the team dynamics play out in real time or when we handle a crisis without a textbook.

 

You might think you need to research more, study the data more or get more equipped before you make the move.

 

But what happens if the very thing you need to do to own your authority is actually stop learning?

 

Stop learning… and start executing.

Start integrating what you already know.

Start applying that wisdom within your business and then push it out into the world.

 

Because it is the application that makes us effective.

 

It is the integration of the work and actually living the principles we value.

 

That is what actually creates mastery.

 

With love and light,

 

Tanya Cross

Leadership Coach & The Coaches’ Coach

Master Certified Demartini Method Facilitator

BAppSoSc (Counselling)

The Coaches’ Coach (TCC)

Maximum Growth

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