Most of us have a good thing going. Whether it’s our job, our daily routine, or our relationships, there are some areas in our lives where we’ve settled into a well-worn routine. Personally, I’ve been doing inspections since 2000 and feel like I have it down to a science. I know my job, my software, and my routine like the back of my hand. I could do it with my eyes closed. Why should I change now?
All too often, in our personal as well as our business lives, we choose the status-quo over change. We keep doing the same things over and over again. We know exactly what we’re going to do, and exactly what results we’re going to get. We really don’t even think about changing.
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it…
So, what do we do when we find out that there’s a new way to do something? Do we keep doing things the same way, even if the new way might be better than what we’re already doing?
If we really take a moment to think about it, are we really getting the results we want? Are we achieving everything that we know we can? Are we falling short? Couldn’t we be doing so much better; doing so much more?
If we’re not fully happy with where we are in our business, then in order to get to a better place, something will have to change. We will need to move out of our comfort zone and try something new.
But why would we do something that, on the surface, seems like such a stupid thing to do? We already know what we have, we know what we’re doing, we know what we put in and what comes out the other end.
Why would we want to change?
Even though we could better ourselves, even though we could become more efficient, even though we could be healthier, even though we could better our relationships, all too often, we still chose the status-quo. We know things could be better with just a little effort, so why don’t we make a change? Why do we choose to stay the same?
The truth is that by doing what we’ve already done, we’re taking the easy way out. By nature, we are programmed to take the path of least resistance. It’s simpler to keep doing the same thing way; to stay on that well-worn path; to follow the same routine.
We know that changing our methods would be good for us. We know that it would produce the results that we desire. But whether it’s getting in shape, improving a relationship, upping our marketing, or just improving our product, we all fall short.
It’s too hard to change my routine...
We tell ourselves that we simply don’t have the time to exercise. We say that we’ll talk about it later. We convince ourselves that we’re doing OK with the current version of our product. Why risk change?
We can rattle off excuses all day long. Face it, the status-quo is easy; change is hard. That’s why we all have plans, we all have goals, we all envision a better/stronger/faster/updated version of ourselves, but the vast majority of us never get there.
It’s too hard.
I’m too busy.
It’ll never work.
The fact is that even after reading this (hell, even after writing this), most of us will do nothing. We will think about getting up earlier and starting that exercise program. We will imagine how much we could get done if we just cut out 30 minutes of screen time each evening. We will wonder how much better our job/product/relationship/life would be if we just made that one little change. If we tried something different; if we learned a new skill; if we took a risk.
But no, it’s too easy to keep doing the same thing. It’s working fine; I’m making a good living; everything’s OK. I’m OK.
We should try it.
What the hell, we just might like it.
You may feel very secure in the pond that you are in, but if you never venture out of it, you will never know that there is such a thing as (the) ocean…
C. JoyBell C.
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Thanks, Joe
