I agree with Ethan.

This is something that a lot of my crew has struggled with. I think the answer is balance. My recommendation is that people spend one day a week focusing on new things and the other 6 doing what they are good at.

if you spend all your time doing new things, then you will spend all your time doing things you suck at. This is usually bad for one’s self-image and mood. Now there are exceptions to this. Perhaps you need a solid period of reconstruction or challenge to shake things up. But for the most part, it’s ok to spend most (but not all) of your time in your comfort/expertise zone, especially if it’s productive for you.

Joshua

Pushing the envelope is good because you never know what might happen. What if through speaking you discover a strategy that is applicable and magical in your core area of strength?

For example, I just signed up for your buzz reports because Kevin Wilke recommended you after meeting you at the underground 4. I join the list and am sure thousands would do the same. Then…you hammer us with your out of the box writing which you seem to enjoy - may be that’s your 80% since I am yet to read the details of your blog.

Have fun

Ethan

In my case, I was presented with the opportunity to participate in a 5k run. My close friend was far better than I would ever be; even if I trained every day (and I WILL NOT). But this particular 5k run was sponsored by an organization I support; the ASPCA.

With that in mind, I decided to give it a go, I didn’t expect to win, but I wanted to give a good representation of myself; both for my own ego and also the first ten runners would have their donations doubled by a local bank.

So I trained, and while my friend breezed by me with ease, I was determined to finish and finish well; I did, number nine, respectable for me.

I enjoy pushing boundaries, and sometimes that character trait has got me in trouble, but when I look back on the experience I’ve never said… “I shouldn’t have done that”. Instead I’ve always profited from the experience.

For you (of killer bunny fame) use your strengths of course that is where you excel, but push your boundaries and by doing so, you might discover talents you were not aware you possessed.

Tim

Then after a seminar on membership websites met some amazingly wonderful people, got the bug and now am devouring all I can on internet marketing.

I hated it because I didn’t understand the skills and techniques. I now love it because I can see the techniques much better. By pushing the boundaries of LEARNING I came to appreciate the CRAFT and now embrace what I once didn’t like very much (out of fear and ignorance).

Do you need to take on speaking engagements? Probably not. Would you benefit by learning the skills? Probably yes.

Fantastic suggestion. I like that a lot.

That said, if I am going to get on stage for 5 mins, I may as well stay on for the full 75 mins, after all, the first 5 mins are usually the worst.

But yes, that is a great idea.

Thankyou for your input.

Dean