Breaking the rules doesn’t always guarantee success but history shows that when individuals question norms and dare to step outside them, they often achieve personal breakthroughs and some even change the world.
Pablo Picasso defied artistic traditions by creating Cubism. While many critics dismissed this radical departure from realistic painting, his breaking of artistic “rules” opened entirely new ways of seeing and expressing reality.
Today Picasso is celebrated as one of the most influential artists in history, proving that innovation often requires discarding convention.
I have two experiences that follow this mindset.
Example 1: Years ago I bought a flat (apartment) on auction that I intended to rent out. It needed some tidying, which we did and on completion I interviewed possible tenants. Weighing up my options, I decided to rather sell and obtained a list of past sales within the complex to assess what I should pitch my selling price at. After some consideration I decided to set my own price. I went 20% above the highest sale on record and sold the flat within two weeks. Screw the statistics!
Example 2: www.vorosperformance.co.uk is a fairly new entity in my world. Before this I never really bothered with Linkedin posts. Now I do around 2 to 3 per week. To educate myself, I conducted some research and spoke to others on how I should construct my posts for maximum impact. I even got a sample ‘proven’ format from Chatgpt. Guess what? My most read post to date and at this point in time breaks all the rules. https://lnkd.in/eexTnxtY
I’m still trying to figure this out.
American writer, speaker and success coach Jen Sincero said on a live interview in New York that ‘everybody’s winging it’.
Yes and no to that…
Firstly, you absolutely need to listen to experts to learn or get help from to ensure rapid growth and correct procedure. An airline pilot for example can’t wing it (I couldn‘t resist the pun). But sometimes, just sometimes… another approach might be needed.
Have you ever broken away from convention and got unexpected results?
No?
Are you stuck and not quite getting that result you’re looking for? Maybe it’s time to leave convention behind and explore bespoke and tailored mentoring at https://vorosperformance.co.uk/#PPM
Georg Voros is a Performance Consultant with 45+ years of top-level experience and author of two books on performance. He delivers high-impact workshops on productivity and flow, and offers tailored mentoring packages to support personal growth and achievement. Learn more at www.vorosperformance.co.uk
