The danger of average ideas is they work.
“The chief object of education is not to learn things but to unlearn things.” G.K. Chesterton
Old dogs don’t learn when they can’t unlearn.
Average ideas are safe. It’s scary to embrace new ways of thinking.
We desire change but refuse to let go.
Gullibility undermines satisfaction. When you lack discernment, manipulators run your life.
Overcome gullibility when people share their ideas. Often their ideas are job assignments for you. When that happens, tell them you already have a job. Ask, “How can you give life to that idea?”
Discernment navigates the tension between change and stability.
Life has trajectory. Sometimes it feels like your feet are tangled in the sheets. It doesn’t help to feel defeated because the present is disappointing.
We always live with feelings of “not yet” and “not there.”
3 Practices Change Life’s Trajectory
Big change is easier than small. Gradual change prolongs distress when situations are painful.
A hard “no” is easier than “maybe.” Decisive transitions draw a line. Gradual changes creates complexity.
Big change simplifies life when refusal is required.
Bold moves create clear breaks.
Here’s when big change is easier than small…
Don’t expect the person who needs to change to change.
In the real world, people who need to grow the least end up changing the most.
You’re open. You care. You’re flexible. You’re the perfect candidate to contort yourself into a box to accommodate Mr. Status Quo.
Incompetent leaders approach change the same way a toddler approaches finger painting. Enthusiastically! Recklessly! And with no thought of the mess.
Poorly managed transformation is a spaghetti mess. Incompetent leaders are confusing, inconsistent, disconnected, and chaos on wheels.
Start by doing the opposite of incompetent leaders.
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