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TOP OF THE WEEK TO YOU!
(by realwired! CEO, Brenda Dohring Hicks)
Top of the Week to You! is designed to offer the inside scoop and latest of what's important in the world of technology as it relates to the commercial real estate industry. |
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Cling at Your Own Risk
It's pretty cool being an adult isn't it? We get to make our own decisions but we waited, for what seemed, our whole lives for it. No more being told what to do and especially no more being told we weren't old enough to do it. There is just one problem with being an adult. We carry a lot of "shoulds" around with us and we tend to get set in our ways. So you might be wondering, what is a "should". A "should" is one of those things that we learned somewhere along the way and we now continue to accept as truth or way of doing something that we refuse to challenge, even if it meant doing it better. I define "shoulds" as things we're supposed to do or things we're supposed to have or way things are supposed to be. I guess in the end it's really about one of my favorite topics which is change. I love studying all aspects of human behavior but I particularly like the topic of change. There's a truism that some believe in centering on the fact that the only change that adults are happy with is change that they personally initiate. I'm sure it's not that simple, but I do know that imposed change as an adult is generally met with some serious resistance.
Being in the technology industry has afforded me an opportunity to watch people and how they handle change in an up close and personal way. I have found that there are two types of people - those who embrace change and are generally innovators and those who are not. I'll be the first to admit that while I like change better than most, I too like self-imposed change, but resist a bit if it's thrust upon me. I like self-imposed change so much that I constantly implement change, and maybe I do it so that no one else will impose it upon me. You might try it. It's kind of fun, and after all, as an adult, no one can stop you.
The other side of the coin is clinging to what we know. It's easy to do particularly if everything seems to be working just fine. My argument is, how do you really know? You don't. When I talk to people about the positives of changing, I tend to refer to not changing by intentionally using the word cling. It's a strong word. It's a negative word. It conjures up images of fear and desperation. It's an exaggeration. And sometimes that's what it takes to get people to think about change in a more positive way. Being seen as clingy is not something most people want. And clinging to doing something the same way you've been doing it for a while actually doesn't guarantee less risk. As a matter of fact, for most of us, it increases one of the biggest risks we fear which is becoming old and irrelevant.
In this week after Thanksgiving and as we look forward to the traditions of the holiday season, I challenge you to savor your traditions. I encourage you to take comfort in those that improve your personal life, and challenge you to not cling to old ways of doing things in your professional life. Change it up a bit! It might be easier to do the change in your professional life during a period of the year when so much else is tried and true. Don't wait to make the proverbial New Year's resolutions filled with change. Change it up now. You're an adult. There's nothing to stop you.
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