“Sometimes people continue to do things that don’t bring results, all the while believing strongly that what they are doing is effective.”
Roger Harrisson
There is sometimes something in our environment that’s rewarding and encouraging the use of ineffective behaviour.
For example, doing promotions on your social pages while forgetting the inquiries of your prospects/clients. So in result, you are polluting a vast majority of your audience for such a small return on advertising.
Being against law because so many people find it rewarding and become rich quickly while being protected by the same kind of people promoting it.
Another example is being a YES MAN in an enterprise and being rewarded for obstructing the reality from the view of managers. As you are getting promoted for that, that is why so many youngsters find this useful in a competitive environment because they can’t rely on their knowledge and creativity.
You continue doing things that do not bring results because at one time in your past, it was the opposite.
Be aware, one day though, you will have no choice but face your behaviours and correct those decisions.
This is where the real adversity lies because you will be alone to fix everything.
People enjoy only good times, you won’t find any helpful hands during hardship.
The dude who likes you, who really loves you is the one bringing the hard and true reality forth, the one who tells you what your mistakes are so you can correct them and improve. Neglecting those people is the surest way to your own condemnation, your own destruction.
Admitting this is not easy, but necessary if you want to become someone who will change people and their lives.
This is where a true leader should be.
