Itโ€™s tempting to seek out the easy gigs and the straightforward projects.

But of course, if theyโ€™re the easy ones, thereโ€™s probably quite a few people eager to do them. So your ability to add unique value goes down.

The alternative is to find and focus on the projects that take insight, guts and a tolerance for risk. The projects that involve significant human connection and effort.

When new technology shows up, some people ask, โ€œhow can this make my job easier?โ€

But what happens if we ask, โ€œhow can I use this to do something really hard?โ€