{"id":20952,"date":"2020-08-08T00:01:47","date_gmt":"2020-08-08T07:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davesevern.com\/blog\/?p=20952"},"modified":"2020-08-10T13:16:42","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T20:16:42","slug":"what-do-you-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davesevern.com\/blog\/what-do-you-know\/","title":{"rendered":"What Do You Know?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>How many times have you been out and about doing the things that you need to get accomplished and you run into someone you know. They are either a long time friend or acquaintance or you may have just recently met them. They greet you with a big \u201chello,\u201d accompanied by a big grin or smile. Inevitably they loosely ask you the question: \u201cWhat Do You Know For Sure\u201d?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

What is your answer to the person who asks you such a loaded and powerful question?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Most folks don\u2019t have much of a meaty response as they totally miss the opportunity to learn more and therefore become more than they presently are whenever such a question is asked of them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Permit me to tell you a truth of life! Evaluated knowledge backed up by a concerted and focused personal effort always produces great power in a person\u2019s life.<\/strong> Said another way and as such supported by the principles of mathematics: Evaluated Knowledge X Action = Power.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Make no mistake about it…Ignorance multiplied by all the power and strength in the world is totally useless. It has no power. No matter how much action or effort you put into the application of ignorance, the results are always the same\u2026it always carries with it nothing very productive!<\/span><\/p>\n

It just might be wise for you readers to stop at this very moment and take inventory of all the things on which you are presently working and laboring to get accomplished which are not producing any serious results or desired benefits. Apply this simple test so as to determine if you are applying a worthy and intelligent effort or are you wasting time and resources?<\/span><\/p>\n

God\u2019s simple truths of life will quickly give you the answers you are looking for and intelligently permit you to evaluate your energies, efforts, and usage of your available resources. If it is your personal desire to be productive and resourceful, it will pay you greatly to get to know these truths of life and then apply what they tell you to do.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s discuss the truth of the matter of what it is that you really do know for sure and that which you do not know.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

There are four clear states of knowledge and understanding<\/strong> that any human being can and will personally experience:<\/span><\/p>\n

1. You know something and you know that you know it.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2. You know something, but you don\u2019t know that you know it.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

3. <\/span>You don\u2019t know something, but you don\u2019t know that you don\u2019t<\/strong>\u00a0know it.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

4. You don\u2019t know something, but you know that you don\u2019t know<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0it.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

From my personal knowledge and experience, I have come to learn that every one of us in our personal or professional lives will at some point in time live and work in each and every one of these four areas of knowledge.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since each one of these areas has their own advantages and disadvantages, I feel that it would be very beneficial to you, the reader or listener, to know a little bit about what and how each category effects you.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. If you know something and know that you know it,<\/strong> you can act<\/span>
\nwith total confidence and profit from the experience. I would also<\/span>
\ncaution you not to rest in this knowledge because the state of the art<\/span>
\nwill always be changing and the rate of change continues daily at ever<\/span>
\nincreasing speed. If you rest with only your current knowledge, you<\/span>
\nmay well be left in the dust as technology races forward.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. All of us from one time or another know something but don\u2019t know<\/strong><\/span>
\nthat we know it.<\/strong> The reason this state of knowledge exists is<\/span>
\nbecause we lack proper perspective about the thing we know. Let\u2019s say<\/span>
\nyou are aware of an asset, say a piece of real estate or a building, and<\/span>
\nthat you have watched the undeveloped asset for a relatively long<\/span>
\nperiod of time sit lifelessly, underused, or completely unused. Then<\/span>
\nsuddenly the owner of this asset makes needed improvements, adds<\/span>
\nsome innovative new amenities and other improvements, and quick<\/span>
\nsells the asset for a great and immediate profit. If you will be<\/span>
\ncompletely honest with yourself and look back at the entire situation<\/span>
\nyou just may realize that, had you thought about it from a different<\/span>
\nperspective, you knew–or at least should have known–that this<\/span>
\nparticular asset was going to greatly increase in value. You simply<\/span>
\ndidn\u2019t compile the knowledge in such a timely way that you could<\/span>
\nrecognize the future value of this asset and take appropriate action<\/span>
\nconcerning it for your own profit and benefit.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Those people who don\u2019t know something and they don\u2019t realize<\/strong><\/span>
\nthat they don\u2019t know it<\/strong> are really the most dangerous ones on earth.<\/span>
\nThey are always the people who go through life and fall into every pitfall<\/span>
\nand obstacle along the way they are traveling. They are the ones who<\/span>
\nthink that they know it all, but in reality, they only learn from the<\/span>
\nmistakes that their ignorance causes them to make. These folks are<\/span>
\nalways overconfident and you cannot tell them anything because they<\/span>
\nnever listen to anyone but themselves. The best you can do for these<\/span>
\ntype folks is to get out of their way and then just hang around to help<\/span>
\npick them up after the inevitable crash and burn action, yet again,<\/span>
\nreoccurs in their lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

4. The greatest potential and actual achievement is held and performed by<\/span>
\nthose people who don\u2019t know something and understand that<\/strong><\/span>
\nthey don\u2019t know it.<\/strong> This situation is indeed a very powerful concept<\/span>
\nin as much as a person has enough wisdom and understanding about<\/span>
\ntheir own life to realize that there is something(s) that they don\u2019t know<\/span>
\nand that they really need to know and then they go on to learn what<\/span>
\nthat something(s) is or could be achieved or accomplished in their own<\/span>
\nlife. The people who fit into this category have some really great<\/span>
\npersonal characteristics. These type individuals rarely make major<\/span>
\nmistakes. They are always growing and developing mentally and<\/span>
\nphysically. They are voracious readers and are always<\/span>
\nsearching for more knowledge and wisdom than they currently possess.<\/span>
\nThey are good listeners and learners. The world doesn\u2019t belong to<\/span>
\nthem…yet, but it probably will someday in the future!<\/span><\/p>\n

Remember the mathematical formula I mentioned above, evaluated knowledge x action = power.<\/strong> When all factors of the formula are correctly achieved the formula always balances! In other words, if you want the \u201cPower\u201d to be on your side, then first make sure you have and possess the correct and sufficient knowledge and understanding to produce your desired power and that you have indeed backed up that understanding with completely sufficient action and effort.<\/span><\/p>\n

As you go through your day today, act on the things you know and build on the things you don\u2019t know.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Peace and Love to All of You…………………Poppa Bear<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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