Copy, Adapt, and Innovate

Copy, adapt, and innovate is a phrase that I use for my own personal progression in whatever I do. From playing games, to succeeding at my job, all the way to finding a date for Friday, this phrase can be applied to everything.

COPY

I believe that the best results can always be achieved by finding the best people/things/etc. around you and copying them. Why go through the trouble of discovering how to do things right through trial and error when you can find and copy someone that's already done the hard part for you? This strategy only works, however, if you're willing to analyze and figure out WHY they're doing what they're doing. Also take note other successful people around you and what they're doing to succeed.

ADAPT

Once you've successfully copied your model its time to adapt their methods to yourself and your environment. This is where some of the real fun begins because now you're making their methods yours. If their method conflicts with how you like to do things, adapt it to better suit your tastes.

INNOVATE

Once you've successfully adapted the best methods around you to yourself and start seeing positive results, now is the time to start innovating new strategies and methods. At this stage of the game you've probably seen a lot of good and bad results that different actions and methods have achieved. Hopefully you were paying attention to why each one produced their respected results so that you in turn won't make those mistakes with your innovations.

And while I know that this strategy isn't right for anyone, this is what I've been following for many years of my life and so far I've seen tremendous results through it. And so, as you follow this little experiment money-making blog, you'll see maybe a hint of why I do this or do that.