Monday Mush -- Food for Thought

I think this is a great way to kick-off a week.  Looking at what we can do differently.

Usually in life, I am a “rut guy.”  I love planning what things are going to look like, doing things the same, and ordering the same things at restaurants.  I know I am kind of boring.  But I like the known factor in things.  I know if I go to Willies that I will leave happy I ordered the Chicken Fried Steak, I know at Chuys it will be the Chuychanga, and I know at Cracker Barrel it is Grandpa’s Old Fashioned Breakfast.  They all have a full menu…people don’t all order what I order and they look happy too. 

So, why don’t I try the hamburger…. The Green Chile Hatch Enchiladas… or pancakes?   This seems like a very silly question, but I think the root of it is really the same as why we don’t change our tactics in the workplace.  We feel comfortable with the known variable.  How disappointing would it be to venture out to try something new and wish that I had just ordered what I always did.  So, I am ok with it not being “the best” because it is pretty good and it makes me happy. 

But what if there is something better?  What if we miss out for years on the Cheesewillie or the Big As Your Face Burrito or the Egg in a Basket.  (Yes, I eat out way too much).  There is a way to make small changes to test them out.   We need to be willing to go for the best thing possible by taking calculated risks.  If I go to a restaurant that everyone tells me has an amazing entrée, my %age chance of liking it is pretty strong.  I could split it with someone to make sure I still had some of my “fallback” too. 

The same in the classroom….if you hear about something working well in other rooms…it has a good chance of working.  Maybe you could “split” the strategy to sill have your fallback if you need it.

Bad pun coming…that is all just food for thought…happy Monday!