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When I am talking with clients and we are planning a system, I always try to think ahead. This is not a challenge for me because I tend to overthink, making it instinctive to generate hypothetical scenarios. This quality proves very advantageous in the business world since I typically have a plan ready for execution by the time a client presents an idea.
One of my favorite clients once asked me:
“You are ahead of everyone, or just ahead of me?”
Typically, I am ahead of everyone else, but I had to learn three important things to cope with this. If you tend to overthink things, these tips will be especially useful to you:
- First and foremost, only offer help when asked for it..
- Be patient and allow the person to come to the realization on their own.
- Learn to accept it when they dosn’t 😀
The first point was the hardest for me, but the following story helped me get the idea:
A man traveling by train asks the ticket collector what time the train stops at the next station. “Sir, we don’t stop at the next station.”
“But I have to get off there!”
“Well, there is one thing I can do. The train slows down a little at the…
