Defying The Norm

Defying The Norm

Over and over again, we hear BEST PRACTICES.  And I admit I've been spewing those two words over and over again through the years.  So, yes, BEST PRACTICES may be widespread BUT that does NOT mean that all those are effective all the time.  In quite many instances, in fact, the opposite is true.  BEST PRACTICES can be outdated OR even harmful OR worst, a hindrance to innovation.  And these BEST PRACTICES are all too common in organizations and NOT to a fault, managers [and that includes ME till today].  So we be DEFYING THE NORM📗📙📘

Thing is, just because they worked in the past, OR have been adopted with SUCCESS by some organizations, their very purpose OR effectiveness is rarely questioned, if at all.  As a consequence, these PRACTICES eventually spread and persist.  So, the big challenge staring at our faces now is to identify those practices because UNLESS we have correctly identified them, there's nowhere else for us to proceed as well.  And the much bigger challenge lurking at the background is for us NOT just to be DEFYING THE NORM but proving things right💴💷💵

Years back, I did DEFY THE NORM [without really breaking the law].  I did observe that for those interested to explore overseas job opportunities, they went to job/recruitment agencies and from thereon, one becomes the 'hostage' of both the job/recruitment agency and even the government agencies until/IF ever a breakthrough happens.  So HOW did I DEFY THE NORM?  I directly applied with foreign organizations, wooed them to schedule me for face-to-face interviews.  The rest is history💎💎💎

Which brings me to the two-word phrase SEEK DISCOMFORT.  Let's figure it out how can this phrase will help us build a habit of continuous growth?  And closely linked to SEEK DISCOMFORT are the challenging words WILLPOWER and TENACITY.  Studies show that when a person chooses to perform tasks they would rather NOT do in a given moment, effectively they SEEK DISCOMFORT✅✅✅

Studies have proven that once we manifest to SEEK DISCOMFORT, our brain leads us to express TENACITY and WILLPOWER.  In fact, studies show that SEEKING DISCOMFORT is a sign of progress and actually seeking it can boost our MOTIVATION.  And even moderate DISCOMFORT is already a signal that we're developing as a person and those signages can surface even before we will notice concrete progress of our self-growth.  Our takeaway for today is that DEFYING THE NORM may lead us to our self-growth which will remain a pipe dream if we refuse to be DEFYING THE NORM❗❗❗