Tag: level up

Discuss -> Do

Leveling up, or “improving” is addictive. We fall in love with the concept. We apply it everywhere.

Stop it.

The problem isn’t with improvement, per se. Getting better is a good thing. The problem is trying to do this when something is already in motion when you decide the “level up” and carry it out after the decision.

That isn’t leveling up; it’s fear.

Some examples:

• When someone asks for a pizza, and you go get hamburgers “because the place was better.”
• Your boss emails you for a one-page report, and you give five because you “over deliver.”
• You decide someone else is too busy, so you change the request they asked you to do to “respect their time.”

The discussion is important. Cultivating a culture where these initial ideas can get pushback is fantastic. However, no matter what the culture is, once the both parties decided and accepted, it’s time to do.

Don’t blind yourself with fear.