At Least We Won't Look Stupid

Let's just cut to the chase. We like the old better. Right?

We like how we've always done things, the patterns we've set, the routine we've got going ~ regardless of if it's working anymore (bringing in business, helping us to reach a goal, positively enriching our lives).

Maybe it hasn't worked for a long, long time (or never at all)?

It's just hard to do something new. Because that would mean we would have to change. We would have to learn. We would have to adapt, think, grow. And that's uncomfortable. We don't like uncomfortable.

Neither do we like making mistakes (which when you're learning something new, the fact is it happens).

When you make mistakes or don't look like you know what you're doing, then you get embarrassed. And we don't like embarrassed either. We don't like people looking at us and thinking, "What a dope / dunce." We don't like the blood rushing to our face.

So let's just stick with the way we've always done it. Deal?

Oh, we may still be stuck in a rut. We may still not be doing much business. We may still be losing our shirt. But that's okay. At least we'll be competent with what we've got going. At least we won't make any mistakes or be embarrassed.

At least we won't look stupid.

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