It’s controversial.
Some people get very uncomfortable.
Some get excited.
I’m talking about the Big Bold Mindset (The BBM).
The Mindset that embraces the massive amount of change in the world and seeks to be on the front foot being part of the change rather than the back foot being disrupted.
What’s the difference
By definition the big bold mindset disrupts the status quo.
I’ve met two types of leaders in my life:
Those trying to preserve the status quo
Those trying to disrupt the status quo
Whichever you tend towards, the truth is that the world we live in is dominated by disruption.
And at a pace that is accelerating.
For those who want to preserve the status quo, this is likely terrifying.
A quick litmus test.
Madonna.
Love her or hate her?
Over her career she’s reinvented herself countless times.
Currrently she’s in the midst of a controversial reinvention.
If it didn’t invite controversy, it wouldn’t be reinvention.
It would be more of the same.
That’s the point about change.
It invites strong opinions.
Your options
Embrace it or ignore it.
The leaders at large companies like Blockbuster and Eastman Kodak ignored change. They’re no longer in business. There are many others like them. Google right now has a fight on its hands to maintain dominance of the search market as Microsoft and ChatGPT have tanks on their lawn.
You could choose to study the Big Bold Mindset.
To understand what those with a BBM think and do differently.
For those who tend to a BBM, I want to fuel your fire.
Ever since I’ve disrupted my own world, I’ve become obsessed with what the BBM’er thinks and how they approach things.
The research, the ideas, the tools I’ve uncovered are the ones I want to share with you.
Let go of the old to let in the new
You can wait to be disrupted or you can get on the front foot.
Forewarned is forearmed.
AI. Longevity. Mental Health. Autonomous flying vehicles, Decentralised Finance (DEFI).
Just a small handful of areas where massive breakthroughs happen every day.
Breakthroughs that change everything.
Breakthroughs that can break your business.
Breakthroughs that can build your business.
The choice is yours.
It requires curiosity and open-mindedness.
It requires the willingness to let go of the old to let in the new.
Where are you?
Are you seeking to protect the status quo?
How curious could you be to explore the changes that are happening?
If you worry about the future, you don’t need to worry about the future.
If you don’t worry, you need to worry.
Are you seeking to disrupt the status quo?
We must be kindred spirits. I’d love to know what you’re reading, learning, and finding out. This is a world that never sleeps.
Here’s the reading list that I compiled a few months back and continues to grow.
What have you found thought-provoking recently?