The Only Thing That Is Constant Is Change Quote by Heraclitus If the above statement were to be true then everyone would have known how to change. Unfortunately our education system and the society in most parts have not taught us this skill. Ever since the apes got down from the trees and walked on 2 legs, change has been a part of man’s evolutionary journey. What has happened is that only the winners have been able to master this changing habit and those who followed a constant path have led themselves to failures. This change or adaptability hence has become a prized possession for everyone. In today’s world we are not only talking of change but its speed has also changed. Hence for anyone to keep up with the market needs has to change or adapt or in perfect definition needs to self-disrupt themselves to keep them ahead of the (sometime in the) race. Just like a startups, unless we disrupt ourselves, we get stuck in the same groove of life and forget to change – we forget to innovate on ourselves and question the meaning of our life. There is a Tamil saying “குண்டுசெட்டில குதிரை ஓட்டறது” which means to remain in the same area without any improvement. These folks are highly comfortable in that zone without a willingness to change. There are many among us who have no idea if there are caught in this space or know that they are caught and have no clue how to escape this circle of comfort zone. Here are 3 questions which you can ask yourselves:
If you get one or more of the question as a YES then it is high time that you try to self-disrupt yourself. You must put in the work to improve your current situation. It’s driven by you, for you so that you may serve others. I had a yes to two out of the three of these questions (Ques#1, 2) and that’s why I went into self-disrupt mode. Here’s how to self-disrupt yourself:
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