Besides the incomparable Cyndi Lauper, that in 1983 called her debut studio album "She's So Unusual", something being "unusual" is often considered a nice way to say that something is weird in a bad way.
And yet, "unusual" doesn't have to be bad.
Something can be unusual and good, unusual and interesting, unusual and stimulating, unusual and catchy, unusual and...
Even if we like to say that we are looking for adventures, more often than not we want stability instead.
We want what is familiar and predictable (what we call "normality"), we want what we know, we want things to stay the same.
Changes, on the other hand, are challenging, mysterious, and... different from what we know already.
Embracing the unusual is the very first step toward change.
The next steps are up to you.
Coaching question of the day:
"What was unusual today?"
And yet, "unusual" doesn't have to be bad.
Something can be unusual and good, unusual and interesting, unusual and stimulating, unusual and catchy, unusual and...
[You can also read this question as
"What was unusual and good today?"]
Even if we like to say that we are looking for adventures, more often than not we want stability instead.
We want what is familiar and predictable (what we call "normality"), we want what we know, we want things to stay the same.
Changes, on the other hand, are challenging, mysterious, and... different from what we know already.
Embracing the unusual is the very first step toward change.
The next steps are up to you.
Coaching question of the day:
"What was unusual today?"
Tags: Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Being unusual, Reframing, Attitude toward change, Reframing
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