(Reads George Mack’s newsletter… Has new idea to share)
Like clockwork, George made me think again:
In a newsletter, he introduced the concept of Non-Fungible People…
How to spot non-fungible humans:
1. Hard to forget - Some people love them. Some people hate them. But nobody forgets them.
2. Unique language - Listening to them is like logging into Duolingo. E.g. Musk-isms. Munger-isms. McGregor-isms. The more "isms" they have, the more non-fungible they are.
3. Stories - The more stories you tell about a person, the more non-fungible they are. The fewer stories you tell about a person, the more fungible they are.
4. Extinction > Funeral - When they die, it doesn't feel like a funeral. It feels like the extinction of a unique species.
5. Fingerprint - Their life looks like their fingerprint. 1 of 1. Distinctly unique to them.
6. Overton Windows - Fungible people see overton windows as reality. Non-fungible people see overton windows as prisons of the mind.
7. Impossible to replace - When they leave a room, a party or a business - they cannot be replaced with another human. They open up a black hole that an infinite amount of square pegs can't fill.
Nuance: Every human is non-fungible at the DNA level. It's society, shame and conditioning that chips away at individuality.
I’m a firm believer that each player is a non-fungible artist, not to be compared to another.
AKA, a Non-Fungible Player.
Comparison on the other hand…
It’s limiting.
It’s reductionist.
It’s setting you to be disappointed…
Here’s a quick snippet from a New Wave Coach Podcast on why you wouldn’t compare the likes of Picasso to DaVinci…
When you begin to change how you see players to the likes of an artist, your paradigm shifts in an instant.
If you’re still not sold, simply consider the NFP Razor:
We are quick to throw our players into boxes… But boxes are limiting. They set a framework where none should exist.
They place ceilings where none should exist.
When you see them as an artist, you will see them as unlimited.
Remember the last thing George said:
Nuance: Every human is non-fungible at the DNA level. It's society, shame and conditioning that chips away at individuality.
Don’t be the coach that chips away at their individuality.
More coming on this in Episode 90 of the podcast.
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