I am wrong.
Often.
Everyone is wrong.
Often.
Because we’re all making decisions
with only partial information.
And sometimes that information
is incorrect.
None of us
have all the information.
Situations are constantly
changing.
What is right today
might be wrong tomorrow.
When was the last time
you were wrong?
If that hasn’t happened
recently,
you’re likely
clinging to some bad decisions.
Reevaluate your processes
and increase your odds
of success.
Some dumba$$es are refusing
to wear masks
in areas thick with smoke.
They took a
no mask stance
for COVID
and
they’re applying that
to EVERY situation.
They’re f*cking up
their health
because they won’t
reevaluate their decisions
when situations change.
We do this in business also.
We decide never to use
a supplier,
for exampl,e
because we don’t like the owner.
The ownership changes
and we continue
to not use the supplier.
Because we are too stubborn
or lazy
to reevaluate the situation.
And that might cost us
money and/or other resources.
When a situation changes,
revisit decisions
related to that situation.
When I first heard about
COVID-19,
I thought it would be nothing
I had to worry about.
I believed it would be stopped
before it expanded.
I thought it wouldn’t reach
my corner of the planet.
I was wrong.
Clearly.
I tracked the spread
and realized d@mn quickly
it would be a danger
to the people I love.
I changed my position,
ordered the best masks
I could obtain,
donned makeshift masks
while I waited for the order
to arrive,
long before mask-wearing was enforced.
Being open
to changing my mind
helped keep myself
and my loved ones safe.
Right now,
you and I are likely clinging
to stances
that will be proven
to be wrong.
Being open to changing
those stances
could help save
our growing businesses,
our relationships,
and perhaps
even our lives.
Have the strength
and the intelligence
to change your mind.