What if you did the same thing forever?

So I read Seth Godin’s blog today about how most people complain that they want to do something, but their boss, significant other, publisher, etc. just won’t let them. So how exactly do you initiate change without causing too much chaos? Try these few tricks and see what happens…

1) Win Allies

2) Use “we”, not “I”. People who “think” they have ownership of something are much more likely to accept the change.

3) Use visuals

4) Take a chance

Imagine if you did the same thing everyday for the rest of your life…you would die of boredom! Have you ever sat in a meeting or in class and just thought you had the dumbest question, so you were not going to ask it? What usually happens next is that someone asks that same question! Take a chance and make a change…if it doesn’t work, there is always a solution.

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