If you always do what you've always done...

I'd like to share a recent experience I had on the driving range last week. I was having a little trouble with my fade and someone walked by to offer me his extra bucket of balls and asked if he could give me some advice. He said that if you continue to have trouble (fade or draw) that you should immediately shoot your next shot the complete opposite. Why you may ask? Because you don't want to train your body to do the same thing over and over again.

Translating this principle to business, it might be better said, "if you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got." If you have a part of your business or tasks that doesn't seem to work the way you envision it, take a step back and look at the process. Can it be adjusted? What are the outside factors? Sometimes having someone not familiar with the process or situation can offer some a different perspective.