“Persistence Beats Resistance”

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If you’re like the rest of us, most of your new ideas get a negative response within 3 seconds. Learn some smart tips about getting others to accept your fresh ideas.

Getting people to accept new ideas can be frustrating. Whether your idea is to convince your friends to try a new place for lunch or to get your colleagues to consider doubling the advertising budget, it can be an uphill battle.

Arthur Schopenhauer observed that a new idea goes through three stages in becoming “the norm”:

First, it’s ridiculed.
Second, it’s violently opposed.
Third, it is accepted as self-evident.

An example of this is disposable diapers. First test marketed in 1961 in Peoria, IL, people scoffed at the idea of paying 10 cents each for a disposable diaper! Many argued they were environmentally Unfriendly and would clog landfills. But now they are an intricate part of modern life. 90% of parents in N. America prefer to use them.

How can you get your great new idea accepted?

Well, don’t be put off by people making fun of your idea — it’s going to happen. Also, get your facts ready for people who will argue with you that your idea is impractical or doesn’t make sense. My friend, Debra Gould, always says, “Persistence beats resistence every time.” She’s right. Stick with your winning idea and eventually people will agree, “You were right all along!”

This is Doug Smart for Smarter by the Minute…..MAKE today a great day!

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“Persistence Beats Resistance”

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