Over the last seven days I have been surprised by the way people react.
- Some people who I thought would understand or be sympathetic about an idea or concept were very dismissive...
- Some people who I thought would be critical turned out to be incredibly supportive!
Turns out that people can often act quite differently from the way that you think they will be. It's been quite an eye-opener this week. And I mean pleasantly. Because it has inspired this train of thought and therefore this post.
So why do many of us (self included!) worry about how people will react? Chances are, we may be totally wrong!
Life is rarely straight forward. Things change all of the time! Thus, each one of us is always trading off between the choices that have been good to us in the past, and exploring new options. If we never changed, we wouldn't ever try that new brand of cereal, or to eat in a different restaurant. Sometimes changes are imposed on us - your favourite cereal can't be found in the supermarket; that special restaurant closes down...
It's also part of human behaviour to adapt and do something completely different sometimes. It's part of our survival instinct.
