[Learn With Steem Journal- Fifth Edition] : Are you open to New Ideas? (12th May,2022)
Hello Folks,
It’s another edition of "learn with steem journal" and my thoughts were just about people's attitudes, so I find it important to come up with this topic, perhaps you will learn some facts which can actually help you improve in some life situations.
If you like reading like me, please read to the end to understand my point.
Many folks find it hard to accept corrections or suggestions, guess why? , because they reasoned that being open to and accepting suggestions may be considered a weakness.
Is it really a weakness? What do you think? And how can accepting suggestions improve the quality of your Content?
This edition of Learn with steem journal will answer these questions. Please spare yourself a few minutes to go through my thoughts below.
Some suggestions most times look like a sharp remedy only when they are applied. For instance, let’s say Mr. Bush a certain content Creator had been publishing for so many months without any positive review from his readers, maybe probably, he is not making his content to be appealing.
Tired and frustrated, he decided to quit writing because he thought people don’t like him, then suddenly a retired successful writer who has seen some of his works suggested through his feedback Email which he provided that he needs to work on his Presentation of contents.
Could it be that as an experienced writer, his contents weren’t so appealing for the 21-century generations, possibly he has written a couple of publications he thought could interest the 21 century generation, or was his content only channeled to old people of his time who doesn’t have much time to read again?
Whatever it was, the interesting line was the outcome of following the suggestion to change the presentation of his contents.
His publications started having so much attention till he made four times gain compared to how he started, and this comes with positive reviews from readers. How good he must have felt that he took a simple suggestion from a total stranger.
It really paid off. Have you been doing the same thing over the years with little or no result?
Can doing the same thing in a different way produce a better result?
Do you need to work on your content creation to have a successful reward?
Now before you answer those questions above, let’s ponder on the question below a little.
Do you accept positive suggestions?
The questions above merit your consideration in the face of stress and frustration that come as a result of boredom and frustration that stem from doing the same thing the way it has always been done.
You may have heard people resent corrective suggestions with the phrase: “That’s how we do it.” Some too have dismissed a new idea by simply saying, “It will not work.”
Experiences have shown that mountainous problems have been solved by implementing what appeared to be an uneducated suggestion. What is it that prevents people from buying into new ideas?
I am going to talk about one of such, which is Pride.
Let go of Pride
When pride and prejudice are one’s Dominant Mental Attitude (DMA), they find it extremely difficult to accept well-meaning suggestions especially when it’s coming from someone they consider inferior or beneath them. You need to avoid that, if you are a victim.
This attitude has drawn organizations, teams, and groups backward when their leaders are not open to suggestions.
It could be, many families would have done better if husbands listened to the suggestion of their wives and vice versa. Your subordinates are there to support and help you.
And many who are at the front forget that those behind them watch their back as no one can see their back, so how about listening to some of those suggestions? Maybe that’s just what you need to cross that bridge.
Personally, suggestions from some experienced steemians here have really helped me a lot in this blog. I have also learned from some Newbies. This actually has helped me grow, can you think of doing that too?
Does it matters to accept and apply suggestions ?
Listening to suggestions can be beneficial in many ways. It promotes peace and harmony among people of different ranks.
It’s a mark of a good leader. It gives the one giving the suggestion a sense of belonging and fulfillment.
It also fosters communication among team members. And sometimes, you lose nothing when you apply suggestions from others.
Remember that friends offer suggestions because they are concerned and they want things to turn out good.
One of My hard working good Friend from Indonesia always tell me that his happiness is when people are successful, that is why he likes giving good suggestions.
How about Changing Your mindset?
Mindset is another factor that prevents people from accepting new ideas. When a person’s mind is set, it’s unreceptive to new facts.
Take, for instance, a maid whose madam is used to bathing in warm water.
The first time she was asked to serve her some cold water, she heard warm water. Why?- She was listening with a mindset.
Mindset can completely block a clear direction from getting to the heart of a person.
So when a new way of doing old things is suggested to a person with a mindset, they simply cannot absorb it let alone see it as practical.
This means that being open-minded is the way to go if you are to accept suggestions and work on them.
You can as well reset your mind, and cultivate a positive mindset, that of being open to suggestions.
Are You Aware?
The interesting fact of life is that the foundation of some going concerns today is a result of someone listening to a simple suggestion that came as a compliment.
For example, a certain young man was working in a business café. One day, he did something exceptional.
He didn’t just ensure that a client’s documents were just typed as requested, he went the extra mile and proofread them.
The client on arriving was so delighted as she spoke with the young man in excitement.
Listening carefully to the young man, the client made an observation: “You speak good English don't you think people will like to speak your kind of English?”.
This implied suggestion was all the young man needed to escape from the clutches of poverty.
And working on that suggestion has transformed his life and those of thousands of people.
Had he listened with a mindset, he wouldn’t have heard the unspoken message contained in that remark.
Every day, we come across people whose suggestions and contributions to our course could make a difference if only we can listen to and apply their suggestions.
That may be all you need to get to the next level.
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Of course, sometimes you notice your own weaknesses too late or not at all, especially when it comes to ingrained routines. However, I also think it is important to remain true to oneself and not to jump on every bandwagon just because it seems to work faster...
Natürlich bemerkt man manchmal eigene Schwächen zu spät oder gar nicht, erst recht, wenn es um eingefahrene Routinen geht. Allerdings halte ich es auch für wichtig, sich selbst treu zu bleiben und eben nicht auf jeden Zug aufzuspringen, nur weil er vielleicht schneller zu funktionieren scheint...
Exactly. Sadly, sometimes people dont seems to acknowlade the adjustment they need to make even when a close buddy point out.
For people to be true to themselves is good , but when it comes to positive suggestions that can help them do much better, i think it worth listening to...😊
Thank you very much Ma for your Contibution.
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Thank you, i appreciate.
Thank you @ubongudofot for working well in curating content in the My Life category, I have voted your post as a reward for your hard work.
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