Serial Entrepreneur, Author and Teacher, Rajesh Setty co-founded multiple startups, has published 15 books, and advocates bringing brilliant ideas to life.
Rajesh Setty is a serial entrepreneur, author and speaker based in Silicon Valley. He has co-founded multiple technology and publishing firms the latest being Audvisor, a push-button learning and communication platform for enterprises. Rajesh has written and published sixteen books with his first book published at the age of thirteen. He maintains a blog with over 1,950 blog posts. He is an award-winning teacher at the Founder Institute and a member of the Band of Angels. More about him at www.rajeshsetty.com/about/
“Rajesh is an engaging and thoughtful Mentor in the Founder Institute, and his talks are widely respected by founders around the world.” – Adeo Ressi, Founder of The Founders Institute
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When Being Brilliant is Just Not Enough
You already have the smarts to accomplish your goals. This book will teach you how to move beyond your natural intellect and remove roadblocks to allow your brilliance shine.
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“How does one become a butterfly? You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.” - Trina Paulus
Being smart is what got you to where you are now. But now that you are here, being a smart person, you are not satisfied at simply getting by – you want to move beyond. You want to fully express your brilliance and have the positive impact on your world that you know you are capable of having. You want the success that should come with being smart. So, let’s use your smartness to get you unstuck and successful.
Smart, But Stuck is for those who know they can make a positive impact, but feel… somehow stuck in fulfilling what they want to accomplish. People get stuck for many reasons and you can claim that you have a unique “stuck” situation that nobody else in the world has, and I would agree. There is no other “you” so your situation HAS to be unique. However, there are patterns that repeat, over and over again.
In the book, Rajesh Setty will pursue these problem patterns, the underlying reasons why those patterns repeat, and then teach readers how to escape the traps. You didn’t get stuck suddenly; you got stuck gradually. The day you finally feel the frustration of being stuck is just a culmination of all the small acts from the previous days, months, or years. Gradually... then suddenly, is the phenomenon that will explain a lot of the mess you are in today.
Just as getting stuck is gradual, this book illustrates that success happens along a similar path. This book is not the “trendy”/quick fix answer to getting un-stuck, but then again trendy and quick fix generally don’t produce lasting change. The gradual way may be the road less traveled, but it will make the journey and the end results all the more rewarding.
What you will find in this book is field-tested advice on how to get unstuck. It was discovered by working with several smart and super smart individuals who at one time felt stuck – just like you. People who needed to move beyond their natural intellect, get their hands dirty, and remove or use the roadblocks to create a place where their brilliance is allowed to shine and make a positive impact on the world.
The following visual explains the focus of the book:
Part 1: Being Stuck
This section brings to the reader's attention that they didn't get stuck one fine day - it was the result of years of sub-optimal thinking and sub-optimal practices. I also highlight that there is no quick-fix so that we set the expectations right• Gradually... then suddenly• Seven Kinds of Getting Stuck (including one that’s good)• Smart special: The “Quick-Fix” Trap• The Impact Challenge
Part 2: Getting Unstuck
This part is organized in several sections where I have grouped together reasons smart people get stuck and how they can get unstuckBreakdowns with Perspective
This section is all about the attitude, perspective and mindsets that have pushed smart people to the "stuck" state. The section ends with a suggested exercise on practicing reflection.
Breakdowns at Workplace
This section is about why people get stuck in the workplace and what they can do about it. The section ends with a challenge to the reader to revisit their relationship with time and money.
Breakdowns Due to Expectations of Others
This section deals with breakdowns that come with meeting the expectations of others and how they may get carried away. The section ends with a challenge to see how they can activate the "gifting" mindset (that in turn leads to building a reservoir of reciprocation to boost their future capacity)
Breakdowns with Communication
This section highlights how people can get stuck in various aspects of communication with others. The challenge here is how to embrace grace - a move towards reducing stress
Breakdowns While Solving Problems
This section is all about ways people get stuck while solving problems. The section ends with a challenge to make people reserve time to "think" rather than "acting" all the time
Breakdowns with Change
Change is hard, especially for smart people who don't want to fail. This section is all about what breakdowns smart people have while making change.
Breakdowns while dealing with people
Breakdowns while pursuing opportunities
This section highlights breakdowns when pursuing opportunities. The section ends with a challenge to gamify the process of making an impact.
Part 3: Beyond Getting Unstuck
This part is where I cover strategies, tools and techniques to amplify the reader's strengths to make a bigger impact
Get Ready
Part 4: Closing Thoughts
There’s an interesting aspect to the feeling of being stuck. Many people who report that they’re feeling overwhelmed, confused or stuck in a rut are—in many cases—quite talented, intelligent and ambitious. In fact, various brilliant people found themselves stuck in life, ranging from Albert Einstein to Walt Disney. These prominent examples show us that people who are feeling stuck in life still have the potential to accomplish a great deal in life IF they are able to overcome what is holding them back.
A study done by Wrangler concluded that 81 percent of Americans feel they are creatures of habit, and 51 percent said their routine could use a shakeup. Another recent study found 69 percent of British people feel trapped in the same old routine and over 40 percent are unhappy with their lives. Commissioned by blu eCigs, the study revealed that despite 69 per cent saying they are stuck in a rut, the majority don't make changes to their lives as they struggle to know where to start.
As entrepreneurs who are responsible for our own work flow and process, it is important for us to be particularly resourceful when it comes to getting UNSTUCK, but sometimes it's just not that easy.
According to Kato, 15 percent of new business ideas are abandoned after four years and another 15 percent are successful four years after conception. That leaves 70 percent of entrepreneurs stuck in between, waiting for the pendulum to swing toward success, or failure.
There following segments of people will benefit most from the concepts outlined in Smart, But Stuck:
--Entrepreneurs | They can apply the principles to their product offerings to identify new possibilities (eg: product extensions, new market segments, competitive differentiation, etc.)
--Small Business Owners | Small business owners will benefit from learning to do more with limited resources.
--Business Leaders to Program Managers | These professionals will benefit from identifying new possibilities for projects they lead - in the process taking their own careers to the next level.
--Consultants | Consultants can use the practices to help their clients identify new possibilities. As a side effect, they can expand their own consulting engagements with those clients.
"When ever I feel like I’m stuck in a rut, I do two things. First, I think about all the things about my company that I’m grateful for: my team, the flexibility, the constant learning, the experiences I’ve had (and I have a note on my iPhone that I keep adding to in case I’m having a hard time thinking of things). Second, I ask myself what else I’d rather be doing. Even on my worst day at UniversityParent, there’s not another idea I’d rather be working on. Once I remember that, it’s easy to pull myself out of a rut."
– Sarah Schupp, CEO & Founder of UniversityParent.com
"Whenever I’m in a rut, I change my work environment. I switch from my desktop computer to my laptop, and sometimes I take it to the park so I can get out of the house. I find the change to be refreshing and it usually gets me back on track."
– Andrew Schrage, Co-Owner of Money Crashers Personal Finance
"They say that a change is as good as a rest, I have been a digital nomad since 2005, and when I am feeling stuck, I tend to seek out new impressions, this could be changing location, changing workspace, changing country… Whichever I feel is most beneficial at the time. If you stay stuck in one place physically, then maybe your mind is stuck in one place psychologically. Change your surrounding, look at something new, and your mind can follow with new thoughts."
– Michelle Dale, CEO of Virtual Miss Friday
Rajesh is an international speaker and investor with an impressive network of influencers and corporate endorsers. Rajesh is also an award-winning teacher at the Founder Institute since 2010. Apart from maintaining his own popular blog at www.rajeshsetty.com, You can also find him on Rajesh also writes on Medium and Huffington Post. You can also find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Quora.
Many of the ideas about getting stuck (and strategies to unstuck) have been shared via one or more of the following outlets:
The current draft of the book already incorporates feedback from a few hundred people who have been exposed to the concepts shared in the book.
"Rajesh has brought insights both playful and practical to the very real challenges we all face in the creating great work. His thoughts are clear and kind." -Tom Chi, founding team member of Google X
"Being smart won't save you from the frustration of getting stuck , but this book will." –Dan Waldschmidt is the best-selling author of EDGY Conversations: How Ordinary People Achieve Outrageous Success
“Setty is a serial entrepreneur and has keen observation. Read this book to gain deep insights into what is holding you back.” –Srikumar Rao (web) is a TED speaker, Professor and author of “Happiness at Work: Be Resilient, Motivated and Successful – No Matter What"
Napkinsights as Illustrations "Think Book"
"Think Book" book will be sprinkled with relevant napkinsights throughout - bringing a bit of uniqueness to Rajesh's message. Since all the Napkinsights are created by Rajesh and have been tested on Facebook, they are ready to be used with zero restrictions. Vishen Lakhiani, Founder at Mindvalley will purchase and disburse 1,000 copies of this printed book for a collaborative event. Similar collaboration will be schedule for Smart, But Stuck book launch and marketing.
Anaik Alcasas, and esteemed designer and marketer will be illustrating the book. More information found at https://www.anaikalcasas.com/
1. The Messy Middle by Scott Belsky
2. Finish by Jon Acuff
"Smart, but Stuck" complements and differentiates these two books in three ways:
#1. The Premise and the scope
Both "The Messy Middle" and "Finish" are about making progress in your project, initiative and adventure. There is an overlap on the subject between the two books. "Smart, but Stuck" has some overlap here as well because when you know why you are stuck and successfully get out of that stage, you make progress as well. The scope for "Smart, but Stuck" goes a little broader than the above two. For example, one of the most popular topics in my book is the answer to the question - "Why don't most smart people NOT take action?" on things they know are important to them.
#2. The next level of "Why"
In both the books, there are brilliant suggestions on "what" to do to get out of a stuck stage. However, the treatment about "why" they got into the stuck state or the treatment about "why" the suggested solution actually works is light.
Case in point: One of the suggestions Jon has to get unstuck is talk to a friend because he or she may bring different perspective to the table that might in turn help solve the problem.
IN my book, I go into the mechanics of why that might work. Please see this blog post related to the topic here:
Why most smart people are better at solving other people's problems?
http://rajeshsetty.com/2010/08/10/why-most-smart-people-are-better-at-solving-other-peoples-problems/
This step is important because I have observed from my work with a few thousand smart people (mostly entrepreneurs) they take solid action when they can rationalize the same with solid grounding.
#3. The Diversity of Topics
There are variety of reasons smart people get stuck - before, during and after the project. The following list shows the diversity of topics, which are also laid out in Part 2: Getting Unstuck of the outline section:
Breakdowns with Perspective
Breakdowns at Workplace
Breakdowns Due to Expectations of Others
Breakdowns with Communication
Breakdowns While Solving Problems
Breakdowns with Change
Breakdowns while dealing with people
Breakdowns while pursuing opportunities
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Bright Communications LLC
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Gradually...then suddenly.
“The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining” - John F. Kennedy
In the book The Sun Also Rises, Hemingway paints a scenario where one of the key characters, Mike Campbell, is asked, "How did you go bankrupt?" His response is "Gradually ... then suddenly." This scenario is applicable to probably all our lives—you don't fail suddenly; you fail gradually through a series of small failures everyday. The day you fail is just a culmination of all the small failures you have had.
"Gradually ... then suddenly" is the phenomenon that will explain a lot of mess we are in today. We are trying to find instant solutions to problems that we have created over years.
If you are a knowledge worker, there is a big dilemma today. Imagine you are engaged in a craft that can be “well-defined.” Chances are that sooner than later your job will be automated, packaged and/or outsourced.
Hard work and commitment are good, but not good enough.
Why?
Because technology really makes it easy for commodity skills to be leveraged from a remote location without a large overhead. An overseas worker may match you on your commodity skills, but you can't work for the same wages.
Having had the privilege of working with very smart people for close to three decades, I see this all the time.
Smart people get stuck all the time.
What about the “not so smart” people?
[ Note: First of all, there is no need to worry about this case, because you are not one of them ]
Don’t they also get stuck?
Yes, of course.
They do get stuck but they don’t see it that way. Most of them explain it as they being “victims of circumstances”. Yes, those circumstances that are beyond their control and hence they can’t do anything to change them. In other words, many are happily “choosing” to continue to be stuck.
Smart or not smart, continuing to be stuck is a real problem.
And that is precisely what will stop them from being successful.
Next time when you get stuck, ask yourself these two questions:
If you answered “Yes” to the second question, then you are getting stuck for a good reason. It is happening because you are navigating the edges of your comfort zone.
Nobody is an expert at the edges of their comfort zone.
On the other hand, if you are not “stuck” for the right reasons for a long time, you should be scared because clearly - you have been habituating at the dead center of your comfort zone - happily cruising along to mediocrity.
As you can see, the people who are thinking they are never stuck are the ones who may be in the “Gradually.. then Suddenly” trap.
In summary, getting stuck for the right reason is a good thing. It is your path to growth and ultimately to achieve success. You grow by getting stuck for the right reasons, getting unstuck and move on to the next adventure until you are stuck again and repeat the cycle of growth
The opposite is also true. If you answered “No” to the second question above, that means even if you reached your goal, you would be running around in circles. Getting “stuck” there in pursuit of those goals is NOT a good thing. It will surely make you tired but it won’t get you to any kind of success.
Seven Kinds of Getting Stuck (Including one that’s good)
Let’s ask the question again - “getting stuck” a bad thing?
Not always.
In fact, it's good to be getting stuck in the right way.
It is part of the growth.
Here are seven ways that you (or your employees) may get stuck. The first six kinds of getting stuck need to be fixed. The last kind of getting stuck is something that needs to be encouraged.
You are stuck outside the playing field because something else (your own agenda) is holding you back. You are torn between your agenda and the agenda of the person who is paying you. When taken to an extreme, your "stuckness" is costing the company (if you are working for one) twice - first, because they are not getting the value for their money and second, it simply introduces an opportunity cost that can build up.
Example: Five years ago, you wanted to start a business. Your goal has not changed. You still want to start that new business. Ten years from now? Who knows - you may still be sticking to your goal without making any REAL progress. Meanwhile, your job performance at work is suffering because you are torn between the “present you have lost interest” and the “future to which you are not fully committed”
You are at the door busy fiddling with the door. You know that the field is inside and you have to open the door to reach the field. In other words, you have starting trouble. You talk about getting in there and playing hard but you are making the required effort to start.
Example: You hired a consultant who came and recommended a few changes to fine-tune the business. You had to do some homework before you embarked on the new journey. You are halfway through that homework and you get busy with other things. You don’t start that new journey because your homework is not complete. You can’t complete the homework because you are busy doing what you were doing. You are basically stuck at the door.
3. Stuck at the center: You are somewhere at the center and you have been there quite some time. You think center is safe and comfortable. Leaving the center means taking risk and you don’t like that. While that is a safe bet in the short-term, it backfires in the long run simply because the entire landscape changes every few years and what is at the center today may be no longer on the map.
Example: Things are going very well in your business. The trends are not. If you change what you are doing now, there is a dip in the revenue but you would have averted a long-term threat. Plus, you don’t want to admit it - it’s a lot of hard work to change. You think about the change almost everyday and continue what you are doing. One day...
4. Stuck in a fight: For whatever reason, you think that for you to win, others have to lose - this means you have to get stuck in a bloody fight every now and then. This is a case where the company loses twice - your productivity and the productivity of the person that you engaged in a fight.
Example: You are writing a book and you decide to get post an excerpt from a chapter on your blog. You get a comment that you don’t like and you start engaging with the person who made the comment to prove that you are right. Soon you are focused on the fight and you have forgotten about the book.
Example: You start some research work on a new business opportunity. That leads to a survey and one of the questions in the survey is related to competition. That leads to further analysis and deep dive into all of your competitors and their business. You get fascinated and worried both at the same time. You start following up on everything and anything that your competitors do. In the process, you start running behind on your own business. That leads to your competition running even further ahead of you. This leads again working hard to find out what else they are doing. You know where we are going with this...
Example: A wrong edge is just that - anything that you are doing new but is not leading you to a better place. It may be a wrong habit that you are acquiring or it may be a wrong networking group that you are getting introduced or it may simply be something you are super passionate about coming at the expense of risking what you are building already. The timing may just be off.
Example: Your business is growing and your competitors are embracing social media in a big way. You are an introvert and you have trouble participating in social media of any kind. You are stuck. You are not going to give up. You get a LOT of help from friends and experts and FINALLY after a few months you are comfortable using social media. Your business continues to thrive. More importantly, you have grown by leaps and bounds.
The point is every time you stuck and get unstuck in the right edges, your growth accelerates.
But before you start your “getting unstuck” journey, you should ensure that you won’t fall into the “quick-fix” trap.
Smart special: The “Quick-Fix” Trap
I can safely assume that either you are “smart, but stuck” or someone close to you - a loved one, a friend or a co-worker is “smart, but stuck.”
Note that I didn’t say you were just stuck, I said you were “smart, but stuck.” The smart part is very important. Being smart and knowing the reason for “why you were stuck”, I would be surprised if you would not be tempted to get “unstuck” as quickly as possible. Like right now!!!
I would love to give pep talk to encourage you to go and get unstuck right away. Unfortunately, I know that getting “unstuck” is not that simple. A problem that has been created over 10+ years cannot be solved in a few weeks or even a few months. Trying to get an “instant” solution is a recipe for disaster.
The “Quick-Fix” trap is also a specialty for smart people. The “not so smart” people don’t think they can fix their problems quickly and they look for help and probably get those problems fixed. It is the smart people who are looking to slice and dice the problem instantly and probably get a solution right away.
I know that you are not one of those smart people who are looking at an instant solution. If you were, you would simply be looking for some “top ten” tips on a blog or a website rather than picking up the book.
Now that you have picked up the book, I urge you to go all the way. Take a few extra minutes to complete the Impact Challenges (explained in the next section) and make a real difference in your life or in the life of someone you care.
The Impact Challenge
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”
- Calvin Coolidge
Todd Sattersten, who I am blessed to have as a friend and advisor said it brilliantly (in the Introduction of their book “The 100 Best Business Books of All Time”) - “Business books can change you, if you let them.”
This book is no different. It took me a few years to research for the book and one more year to write, re-write and re-re-write and then another nine months to get it published.
Everyone has a choice on how they spend their time. You have chosen to spend anywhere between 10-15 hours of your precious time with me as we go through the journey together. It means a lot to me. I am delighted. I am honored. I am humbled. I understand the enormous responsibility that is placed on me to deliver the goods.
I knew that this was a challenge going into it. I took that seriously. And the result is in your hands. But, I know that the job is still incomplete.
You still have to read the book, right?
Yes, that’s right but that’s just not it. There’s more.
You can read this book like fiction but I know that you want more out of it than the satisfaction of checking off a book on your list. You want to make a difference in yourself and then you want to make a difference in this world. You will agree with me that this can’t happen within the context of simply reading the book. The rubber meets the road when you apply one or more of your learnings on the field.
Honestly, it is more fun to practice on the field than simply digging in the book.
Think about it:
Do you prefer to stop at reading about swimming? Or, actually swim?
Do you prefer to stop at reading about sky diving? Or, actually sky dive?
Do you prefer to stop at reading about a movie? Or, actually see that movie?
It is clear that knowing has a value but using what you get to know has a far higher value. With that in mind, I have a few ‘Impact Challenges’ sprinkled all over the book. You will be tempted to skip them and move on because you are in the flow of the book. I am not suggesting that you stop everything and jump on the challenges. Make a note somewhere, dog-ear that challenge page or simply add a talk in your “To Do” list. Use whatever system you want - but make it a point to revisit the challenges and complete them - as many as you can.
If you want to go one step further, share your new experiences wherever you are comfortable sharing - may be on your blog or any social media outlet or if you are the introvert types, you can just record it in your personal diary.
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Thank you, Immanual
Excited to read this book Raj!
Thank you Rajesh! Looking forward to it.
Cant Wait Raj :D
Love the title! Can't wait to read it!
I really look forward to reading this book. I wish to get the copy sooner if possible
Fantastic work Rajesh - loved the video - looking forward to the book
Eager to read this, Rajesh.
Rajesh - What an amazing contribution to tens of millions of Smart people who with gaining wisdom from your book can unleash and achieve their potential. Looking forward to reading the book, and also plan to give this as a gift to all my Mentees, globally.
Can’t wait to read the book, always quality content!
Looking forward to the book Rajesh
Rajesh, with full of excitement, I just ordered 25 copies of your book to share with my fellow friends. Keep going my friend!
Cant wait for the book to arrive. Thanks Rajesh ~ Karthik
All of your work is soo insightful and world class. I can’t wait to receive my copy!
Looking forward to reading this awesome book!
Exciting to see this published, and looking forward to reading your insights Rajesh!
Congratulations on yet another feather in your cap, Raj. Good Luck with this latest project.
Looking forward to this book Rajesh! You are an inspiration and this book will help us entrepreneurs a ton!
All the best, Rajesh! Wishing you great success.
Thank you Raj...
It’s awesome and amazing!!!!!
Looking forward to this and I got a copy for my 25 year old son!
Cant wait to read it Rajesh, congrats again!
Good luck with the campaign Rajesh
Dear Rajesh, I recall listening to you passionately speak about "Smart, But Stuck" at one of your presentations across the Bay Area as you were developing this topic from years of your research. And I was looking forward to the release of this book! Excited to be among the first to get my hands on a copy and looking forward to reading it!!
Congrats Rajesh. Love your work. Thanks for the guidance and your care. Blessings. Can't wait to read this next book of yours.
Congratulations
Rajesh, Loved your other books and can't wait to read this one. What a great mix of outlier attitude & pragmatic street smartness much needed in business and in personal life.
Hey Rajesh, Looking forward to reading your book. Best wishes, Vasu Nayak
Cant wait! Looking forward to the book!
Best wishes as always, Rajesh. You are an Inspiration for all of us.
Pre-ordered Rajesh! Looking forward to it!
Best of luck with your new book and I look forward to reading it.
Let your work shine
Dear Rajesh I wish all the best success with all you projects and look forward to reading your book! Kind regards from Iceland, Joana
Congratulations on your latest book, Rajesh. Quite eager to read it.
Looking forward to reading your book - "Smart, But Stuck"! Thank YOU! :-)
Congratulations. Wishing you huge Success
This might be the most important book of the year...
Highly recommended!
Awesome! Looking forward to it!
This is going be awesome, Rajesh! Looking forward to it!! :)
Looking forward to this! The interview with Dan Waldschmidt was great.
Your presentation style is very unique in the way you formulate stories and resonate with the audience. Looking forward to learning more from your book!
Way to go, Rajesh. Super excited to read this masterpiece. If someone as brilliant as you can get unstuck, I might just have a chance as well! Haha! Best wishes on your continued success.
All the best rajesh
Brilliant title and terrific book! Congratulations, Rajesh!!
Thanks for writing this
I'm sorry I was late Rajesh. Thank you for the help. Best Wishes & Regards Warm
Is this book published? I haven't recieved my copy yet.
Is this book already published? I haven't received my copy yet.
on Aug. 1, 2018, 1:09 p.m.
Congratulations, Rajesh!