Sachin’s straight drive, AR Rahman’s composition, Feynman’s teaching, Tommy Emmanuel’s strumming, Usain Bolt’s sprinting. There’s something in their performance that always seems so simple, so effortless, so naturally poetic.
There’s a simplicity that lies on the other side of complexity. That comes after you has struggled and summitted a craft. The zen that you get after years of deliberate practice, that takes you from practitioner to master. An intuitive ‘feel’ of your craft that makes you create magic and transcend the ordinary, time and time again. A distilled understanding of the very essence of your field or your vocation.
And you know the best part? Your audience can feel this mastery in their guts. They know when they see something sublime. They will seek out this excellence and they will reward you with extraordinary value.
Get to this ‘simplicity on the other side of complexity’. Where you can see through the cobwebs of noise and get to the essence quickly. Where you can simplify it for others by teaching it in simple words and concepts. Simplify the problems and hypotheses in your business problems for your teams. Simplify the strategies and choices / decisions. Simplify the focus and the way ahead.
Simplicity and clarity that comes from mastery is the pot of gold that you must seek.