yourself , As I mature and grow , am I more or less entrenched in my deeply rooted opinions ?
Self-Disrupt Your Relationships Some relationships are meant to end . Sometimes the usefulness of the relationship has ended and it ’ s best for you , and likely for them , that you both move on . Reflect on what you ’ re doing to keep and end the right relationships for your life .
Self-Disrupt Your Skills The most successful people have several things in common , including clarity on their values , the ability to say no to good opportunities coming at the expense of great ones , and the drive to constantly reinvent their skills , stretch their knowledge , learn new technologies , master new languages , attempt unfamiliar sports , play new games , and read books on topics that seem beyond their reach . What are you doing to shake yourself out of the status quo and learn something new ?
Self-Disrupt Your Knowledge Are you stretching your industry and business acumen beyond your comfort level and at a pace faster than your employer needs you to ? Two years ago , a client offered me a large fee to keynote on “ Leading During a Digital Transformation ,” which required me to speak for a full hour on artificial intelligence and machine learning . This was definitely outside my comfort zone , but since all things leadership are my jam , I took it on .
Self-Disrupt Your Patterns I found this quote recently on social media , and I think it ’ s fitting here : “ The way you react has been repeated thousands of times , and it has become a routine for you . You are conditioned to be a certain way . And that is the challenge : to change your normal reactions , to change your routine , to take a risk and make different choices .” How does this apply in your life and career ? Consider the way you respond to certain people with certain personalities that bother you , or how you react to feedback about your skills , behavior , or performance .
Self-Disrupt Your Emotions Most humans confuse and conflate facts with opinions , emotions , and experiences . Turns out both are valuable , but facts are facts and our opinions are our opinions — and decidedly not always factual . How are you at building your self-awareness around how well you manage your emotions ? Are you balancing the need to be heard and seen with recognizing that not everything you ’ re feeling is true , helpful , or worthy of verbal expression ? A profound question , I think .
Self-Disrupt Your Surroundings I marvel at professionals who ’ ve lived in the same town , zip code , or area code for their entire lives . I use the word “ marvel ” because , even though I was brought up in a very stable family and sixty years later my
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