It doesn't take a crisis for people to change the ways they do things.
Yet, because most people are comfort-seeking and pain-avoiding, we tend to prefer staying where we are.
Unfortunately, that also means that when a crisis does hit, things go south really quickly.
But this isn't a doom and gloom post.
You don't have to change what you do.
You just have to change the way you do it.
And it doesn't have to be a huge change. A little step at a time.
In some ways, the target of this post is me. I'm far from an early adopter, and a frequent friend of analysis paralysis.
Even so, I've slowly and steadily begun my journey into digitilisation and accumulating assets online - for my workshops, thought processing, and outreach efforts.
And look, here's one of them. Thank you for being part of it.
Novelty Leads to Change. Do We Like Only One, and Not the Other?
People like new things that are novel.
They don't like new things that bring change.
And yet, doesn't the former almost always lead to the latter?
As an expert in your field, you got to where you are based on your past experiences.
The future will not remain the same.
Hence the need for constant learning and updating.
That is, if you want to continue being a recognised expert in your field.
We All Need Support and Teams of People Behind Us and Beside Us
The most celebrated names of today did not get there on their own.
Sure, they are likely good at something, but they can't possibly be good at everything.
They have teams of people supporting them and what they do.
Where would an Olympic athlete be without his/her coach?
Where would a world leader be without his/her support, logistics, and information supply teams?
Where would Bill, Jeff, and Mark be without their design, marketing, and sales teams?
Going it alone may sound heroic, but it's needless suffering.
And should you somehow succeed, whom are you going to share your joy with?
Experience Worth Sharing Isn't Always Glamorous
You've likely made some terrible mistakes in your journey to where you are today. At least in your eyes.
It could be something as simple as not using spellcheck on your resume when you first sent it out.
Or you may have forgotten to turn an important switch on at a manufacturing plant.
Whichever is closer to your case, if you've learned from them, and now avoid them like the plague, that's experience worth sharing.