Is Nero Back?
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It’s rumored that Nero played the fiddle…
…while Rome burned.
ATTRACT Opportunities Instead of Pursuing Them…
…Using Counter-Intuitive Thinking
Whether it’s true or not, we’re witnessing something very similar today. We’re going to use Step 4, See Similarities, to equate this ancient rumor with today’s politics and the challenges we face. Then we’re going to apply Step 5, Contrarian Mindset, to remedy the situation.
Here is something I find absolutely amazing. Despite the that we, Americans, have:
- 30 to 45 million people without healthcare coverage
- 10% of our workforce unemployed
- A trillion budget deficit proposal
- Banks that won’t lend the money needed to help stimulate the recovery
Our congressional leaders have chosen to hold hearings over Toyota’s recent spate of recalls. If I were coaching this group I’d say that they were using Toyota to avoid dealing with the tough issues they’re facing. While that may a natural human tendency, it’s one of the obstacles to our success.
I’d love to tell you that I’ve never fallen into that trap, but you’d know that I was lying. I don’t know anyone that hasn’t. But here’s the reality, the challenge doesn’t go away. The longer we avoid it the greater the stress we experience. It’s a two-fold negative experience. We continue to experience the pain of what isn’t working plus we feel badly about ourselves because we’re avoiding dealing with something that won’t go away.
It’s counter-intuitive, but when faced with challenging situations the best thing to do is begin working on them. That doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re going to find a solution quickly. But the mere fact that you’re devoting time and energy to pursuing a solution will, at the very least, help you feel good about the fact that you’re not avoiding the situation.
If you want to distinguish yourself, become the person in your organization who recognizes that the organization is in denial or at least avoiding the issues it needs to address. Ask those whose help you need to effect a change “Is this situation going to get better on its own? If we don’t so something soon to rectify the situation, how much is avoiding the issues going to cost us?”
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