Gordian Knot
In 333 BC, Alexander the Great strode into Phrygia where he came across an extremely complex knot that held an Ox Cart bound to a post. An oracle had decreed that the person who could unravel this knot would become the king of Asia. Up until this point, many men had tried and all had failed. However, after fiddling with the knot for a short while, Mr. Great, unsheathed his sword and sliced the knot in two. Thus, undoing the knot. Alexander the Great would then go on to conquer all of Asia, and fulfill what the oracle had promised.
What the story of the Gordian Knot symbolizes is the simple, obvious but unconventional solution to a seemingly complex problem.
I've found that most great ideas at their core are simple.
How to solve your Gordian Knot
Unlearn the rules. When Alexander the Great took his blade and sliced open the knot, he had done something that no man had done before. He took a step back and reassessed the constraints that he was faced and determined that the "constraints" were fictitious.
Think simple. Identify if you have any "tools" in your tool belt that allow you to solve a problem in a very simple
Identify if you are overthinking. Alexander the Great attempted to first untie the knot as everyone else had, but what separated him from the rest of the unsuccessful participants was his ability to take a step back and reevaluate his strategy.
Be Bold. Taking a sword out and slicing a knot that had been there for decades and had a prophecy around it to become the king of all Asia is a very bold move. But, people that make change in the world take risks and make bold decisions. Had Alexander the Great been afraid of what people would have thought of him he may have just been Alexander the Average, don't be concerned about the opinions of others.
Simple efficient solutions create more time to focus on building out other areas of your business and increase the likley hood of success of a project. Slice the knot.
**This is in not an endorsement of Alexander the Great