My son, Jayce, began working for our company back in November 2023. I gave him a very small role and really didn’t have great expectations. I knew he had great potential, but thought that would flesh out in the years to come. He really showed an incredible focus right out the gate. The other day he was viewing week 9 on a course he has been taking on marketing. When I walked into the room he had the video going at X3 speed. I asked him if he was doing that on purpose. He said, yes. I asked him why. He said the speaker talks too slow and he could process everything just fine at X3 speed. I yelled on the inside, but gently said on the outside, “you are my son.” Here are 6 identifying ways to know that you are a great processor. May they also serve as an encouragement to help you upgrade your processor.

I. You Ask Lots of Questions.

Clarity is key. The basis of processing and making great decisions is having all the right data. Right data leads to the right problem which leads to the right solution. I would venture to say that many entrepreneurs often don’t even know what the real problem is that they are trying to resolve.

II. Your Sole Pursuit is Truth Not Right or Wrong.

Great processors want to get to the truth. They don’t want to win or loose an argument. They want to address, handle, resolve the matter and move forward. Business is a science. To successfully work out formulas and experiments you always need the truth.

III. You Don’t Make Excuses.

Great processors do not like to waste time. They don’t want to hear the stories, the opinions on why things went wrong or who is to blame per se. They want to process the all the current information accurately and begin to solve for X.

IV. You Are Always Curious.

Great processors are obsessed with learning. They are always learning about their business, new technologies, strategies and ways to improve. It is hard for them to turn it off. They often keep a notepad or their phone by the nightstand ready to record new ideas and solutions.

V. You Regularly Create More Problems.

People who process information well are often great at asking questions. Their questions often lead them down a path to get down to the root of the matter. They use questions to quench the inquiries of their sixth sense. This can often lead to discovering more problems than originally presented.

VI. You Are Obsessed With Permanent Resolutions.

Great processors have no interest in revisiting this matter 9 more times. They want to work hard at discovery and then deploy the solution that will resolve it effectively.