It's scary being a first-timer.
Whether it's joining a new workplace, picking up a new hobby, or putting yourself out there on a social platform, it's all pretty daunting.
There are a thousand things to get wrong, and a thousand eyes watching you do it. At least that's what it feels like.
This is precisely when we need the experts, the old hands, the ones who have "been there, done that".
It's not that we can't figure it out for ourselves.
We just want to make fewer mistakes and rub fewer people the wrong way.
We Hate Pain and Change. But A Baby Step At a Time is Better Than Staying Stagnant.
It doesn't take a crisis for people to change the ways they do things.
Yet, because most people are comfort-seeking and pain-avoiding, we tend to prefer staying where we are.
Unfortunately, that also means that when a crisis does hit, things go south really quickly.
But this isn't a doom and gloom post.
You don't have to change what you do.
You just have to change the way you do it.
And it doesn't have to be a huge change. A little step at a time.
In some ways, the target of this post is me. I'm far from an early adopter, and a frequent friend of analysis paralysis.
Even so, I've slowly and steadily begun my journey into digitilisation and accumulating assets online - for my workshops, thought processing, and outreach efforts.
And look, here's one of them. Thank you for being part of it.
Novelty Leads to Change. Do We Like Only One, and Not the Other?
People like new things that are novel.
They don't like new things that bring change.
And yet, doesn't the former almost always lead to the latter?
As an expert in your field, you got to where you are based on your past experiences.
The future will not remain the same.
Hence the need for constant learning and updating.
That is, if you want to continue being a recognised expert in your field.
We All Need Support and Teams of People Behind Us and Beside Us
The most celebrated names of today did not get there on their own.
Sure, they are likely good at something, but they can't possibly be good at everything.
They have teams of people supporting them and what they do.
Where would an Olympic athlete be without his/her coach?
Where would a world leader be without his/her support, logistics, and information supply teams?
Where would Bill, Jeff, and Mark be without their design, marketing, and sales teams?
Going it alone may sound heroic, but it's needless suffering.
And should you somehow succeed, whom are you going to share your joy with?