[SERIES] 7/7 Unpopular Belief: Be As Disloyal As Possible

Jan 03, 2019

By chris danilo on Jan 02, 2019 05:00 am
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Yes, we can all agree that loyalty is useful in personal relationships.

But the rest of life is much more complicated.

This is post 7 of the 7 Unpopular Beliefs Series.

Be As Disloyal As Possible!

Yep. This is the part of being a human that has helped us survive for so long as a species.

By trusting our neighbors, humans have been able to build societies that functioned and developed.

Strangely, it doesn’t always work the same for business or for building resources.

By seeking and seizing opportunities, we can move forward faster.

Being brand loyal doesn’t help you if the brand suddenly changes leadership and goes in a new direction.

Being loyal to a partner doesn’t help you if your partner decides to sell off their shares.

Being loyal to your previous statements or beliefs doesn’t help you change your mind with new information.

This helps diversify your options so that you can choose based on the changing context of the world.

As the backdrop changes, so will your decisions.

Staying in the theme of options, here are some action options for today:

Tell your closest friends or your partner how grateful you are to have them in your life.
Tell your employer that you’re looking for more opportunities within the company and you’d like to know more about what it takes to get there.
Reply to this post! What’s something you believed as a child that you no longer believe, now?