Stop Ignoring the Facts!: Thinking that Everyone Does to Their Own Detriment

By Dr. Bob Smith

Seven different true scenarios on how professionals who believe that they are always open to the facts actually ignore facts and the problems doing so has caused. The examples include graduates of a Top Law School, professional NBA coaches, executives of major corporations, and regular people in their roles in life.
If you ever get repeatedly frustrated with how others act (or don't act), then this short book can help you.

Is your wife or husband consistently doing something that bothers you? Does it really bother you that you have to remind a certain person to do something? Do you have any friends or colleagues who are consistently late?
This book can help you.

Do you get frustrated when you see a teenager texting while driving a car? This book can help you.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dr. Bob Smith
• Release date: Apr 24, 2023
• ISBN: 9798985863451

Book preview

Stop Ignoring the Facts

Dr. Bob Smith

                            Clear Direction, Inc.

Stop Ignoring the Facts

Dr. Bob Smith

Edited by Kim McLean

© Dr. Robert Kinsel Smith

Published January 2020

Printed in the United States of America

Direct all correspondence to:

Dr. Robert K. Smith

8 Hallshire Court

Dallas, Texas 75225

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be copied or transmitted in any form without the written permission of the author.

ISBN  979-8-9858634-5-1

Preface

Do you get annoyed when you see a teenager texting while driving a car?

Does it bother you that a certain friend is never on time?

Are you frustrated that you have to double-check if a person is going to meet you at an agreed upon time?

Do you get frustrated with yourself when you make the same mistake more than once?

Is it annoying to you when someone at work has to be told to do something twice or three times?

If you answered Yes to any of the above…

…  you are probably ignoring the facts!

Accepting  IS NOT THE SAME AS    Condoning

A = I believe it is true but don’t approve of it

C = I give approval of it

Forward

Conscientious professionals pride themselves in facing the facts and dealing with the truth. Successful people rely on their ability to handle the facts and solve analytical problems based on those facts, no matter where those truths may lead them. Yet most people’s brains are wired in a way that causes them to be blind to, or merely ignore, things that don’t support their beliefs. They unknowingly reject facts that lead to conclusions that are contrary to what they think should be, or how others should act. Often this happens  because they confuse accepting and condoning, feeling that accepting something to be true implies that it’s OK. And when people ignore relevant facts, they make choices and act in ways that cause problems, reduce their effectiveness, or undermine their success.

In past years I have worked with people who differ greatly yet who excel in their respective businesses. These clients have varied from being the world’s smartest nuclear engineers to leaders in the NBA, from senior executives of top US health care organizations to heads of sales in the beauty business, and from law firm and investment banking executives to managers of convention centers. While these leaders differ dramatically in their strengths and in what they focus on, they all share a common characteristic; they all say that they are realists while they continue to ignore facts on a regular basis. 

You can call