Insanity

Insanity

 Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and over…and expecting different results.

This is one of those truisms I really love because it applies to so many aspects of our lives.  From a golf swing, to relationships, to ad campaigns, to how we discipline our children, we can become possessed and motivated by a desired result; yet do little, if anything, to change how we get there.  Humans are funny this way.  We often believe that practice, perseverance, determination, repetition, and commitment alone are all we need to get what we want.  And yes, in some cases this is true.  Sometimes not.

At what point does the light bulb go on?  When do we realize we’ve been doing it all wrong and not getting anywhere close to where we wanted to be?  Well, depending on the subject, the light bulb may never light, flicker, heat up, or otherwise illuminate.  By repeating a script we’ve committed to memory, we actually do become insane.  At least that’s how it appears to others.

I know we can all think of any number of examples of how this process works.  And too, we understand how the pattern can be broken.  We remember with crystal clear clarity the moment the insanity left us.  These moments are significant because it teaches us the consequences of our behavior.  We learn that we don’t always have to do what we’ve been told to do.  We don’t have to live by another’s standards, and we don’t have to be satisfied with the same old results.

We can and should: adjust, modify, improve, and create our own pattern, style, approach, and formula.  Finding what works for us, writing our own script, is really what makes us special and unique. It’s not about doing things over and over, but rather better and better.  Adjusting and trying new methods cannot only net the desired result but improves character and confidence.  It allows for a new, more mature pattern to develop; one where predicting results is the first step in getting them.  One that when developed properly you don’t mind repeating over and over and over…

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