Out in the cornfields of Iowa, there was a rather strange contest.
Two young men were chosen for the contest which required the participants to walk through a twenty acre cornfield without delay and pick the biggest and best ear of corn. The contestant that exited the cornfield with the prize ear would win the event.
Both contestants entered the cornfield at the same time to begin their journey.
The first contestant was immediately overwhelmed with the choices that lay before him. He literally saw tens of thousands of ears of corn and couldn’t make up his mind which one to pick. As soon as he eyed a gool looking ear of corn, he would see another one ahead that looked a little bigger and better. And each time he approached a new ear, an even better one looked to be just a little further in the field. Before he knew it, he could see the end of the corn field. It dawned on him that the contest was about to end and yet he hadn’t picked a single ear of corn. In a moment of panic he settled on an ear of corn and exited the field.
The next contestant had a different strategy. As soon as he walked into the field, he grabbed an ear of corn without too much thought. As he walked through the field, he would compare the ear of corn he had picked with each one he saw. When he saw an ear larger and better than the one in his hand, he would pick that one and discard the other on the ground. He continued through the cornfield comparing, choosing and discarding. Eventually he made his way to the end and emerged from the field.
Can you guess which contestant had the biggest and best ear of corn, winning the contest with ease?
If you are waiting for the right business, right time, or right anything you are going to lose the contest. Do not get stuck by failing to choose. The strategy is simple…pick something and go do it. Get started. Then, as you continue the journey, compare what you have with what is now before you. Then choose the better of the two and discard the loser.
It is a simple way of living isn’t it. Compare, choose and discard. There is an abundance of opportunity out there in the market place. Don’t let the abundance of choice be an excuse for not choosing. The key is to get started…as in right now. Choose something and then move on. You can always discard it later if something better comes along. Nothing is permanent.
