067: The Simplicity Trap: Unraveling the Illusion of Easy

The Purpose Focused Advisor

If you believe that simplifying something automatically makes it easy, then you absolutely need to catch this latest episode!

In this week's installment of The Truest Fan Blueprint, hosts Rob Brown and Phil Calandra delve into the fundamental distinction between simplicity and ease. They shed light on why these concepts often get mixed up and stress that while streamlining processes is crucial for achieving success, it doesn't eliminate the requirement for hard work.

Drawing on examples like investing, weight loss, and marathon training, Rob and Phil illustrate how identifying simple systems and steps can be a straightforward process, but carrying them out demands discipline. They recount the tale of a financial advisor who grappled with client referrals until devising a very basic routine for initiating referral conversations during client reviews. Although it felt uncomfortable at first, adhering to this simple system for just 90 days yielded more referrals than ever.

Rob and Phil emphasize that our human tendencies toward shortcuts frequently sabotages our ability to stick to simple frameworks. However, by accepting that simple does not always mean easy, we can better set ourselves up for success.

Remember, even simple and well-thought-out strategies will demand effort. But by avoiding unnecessary complexity, we can almost always achieve more favorable results.

In this week's episode, Rob and Phil shed light on the following topics:

• The difference between simple and easy
• Two important steps for simplifying your routines in business and life
• The simplicity of discipline: acting on your goals and sticking to the plan

Show Highlights:

• Why simple and easy aren’t the same thing [02:07]
• Why it’s important to simplify your business yet recognize that this doesn’t mean things are always going to be easy [05:47]
• Two steps to simplify your business while recognizing that it will still involve hard work and discipline [6:48]
• The danger in being careless when looking for the path of least resistance [09:47]
• The simplicity of discipline [11:55]

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