Do what you don’t want to do
Daniele Catalanotto
Daniele Catalanotto
Jeremy Ferrari is a French comedian and ex-drug addict who has some strange advice for us (1):
Do what you don't want to do.
For someone like him who was an addict doing what he would like to do makes things worse: drink more and get wasted.
But if he does what he doesn't want to do: exercise, go to bed early, eat healthy, stop unhealthy relationships, and don't party, he gets to a much better place.
In fact, often, when we fear something, it’s usually an indicator of something not easy but that deeply in ourselves we know we need to do.
Action question
What's one thing that you don't want to do at work, that scares you or feel uncomfortable? Could doing this thing help you better serve others?
Daniele's note
This is a first draft of a principle that might end up in a book of the "Service Design Principles" series.
Footnotes
(1) As seen in the podcast "Un Bon Moment " hosted by Kyan Khojandi & Navo. Available in French here on youtube. This same advice can also be seen in the book The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone.