A speaker on a foggy chairlift reframes "having your head in the clouds" as useful strategy, not a flaw. Rising above the immediate view lets you see longer-term opportunities. For entrepreneurs, this elevated perspective beats staying stuck in the fog below.
So I'm on this chairlift and going uphill on this mountain and it's a very foggy day. And the, we have just passed through a cloud. I'm reminded of the expression of someone having their head in the clouds. And sometimes that means that the person doesn't really have any practical ideas, right? They're gazing off into the future and they're nowhere. And the usual advice is to lower yourself, go below the clouds so you can see more clearly the reality that's all around you. But I think there's a second type of opportunity too, just like the one that I just went through here on the chairlift. If your head is in the clouds, sometimes what you need to do is elevate yourself more to see at a higher level, to go beyond the cloud. The cloud isn't about being too high, it's being in the middle. And if you can elevate yourself more and see more clearly the sky above you, you will not just understand the immediate surroundings, but you will be able to see further and be able to do a lot more.
