Genuine insight gets to the core of the problem and offers you a tangible solution. Feel good says use your personality and positive attitude to get it done but as Mr Covey says you might be so positive that you might not care that you are positively lost.
The way this pans out will be illustrated by the story of Monsieur Hector Berlioz, a creator of music. To conclude his musical education and to push off his musical career he had to win the prize at his school which would then give him the money reputation and connection to produce and promote his work.
He believed the way the music was assessed was wrong, the way he was compelled to write his music was wrong and finally he was right in his creative direction and his examiners knew nothing on the subject of his music, largely on account of them being artists not musical composer types.
He proceeded to stick to his creative direction and was failed for this by the examiners. He still felt his creative direction was right but again attempted the prize and followed the rule and duly received the prize.
While mulling over his first attempt he knew his argument was valid but he felt that if he protested too loudly he would be branded a bad loser because he failed to clinch the prize so he waited till he had won the prize then used the very same creative direction for which he had been denied the prize to create his opera to the massive acclaim of the public and famous artists.
MORAL: Getting the job done is your priority especially when you are right. So do your work and stay out of the way of the inspirational quacks until you are ready to roll
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