The Avril Riley Podcast

Episode 4: Old Habits Die Hard! Challenge Your Status Quo


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Are you feeling stuck? Are you willing and ready to seek out new opportunities?



In this episode of the Avril Riley podcast, I focused on four (4) principles to challenge the status quo, and share on the dangers of settling into routines and habits.

[01:00] Growth and development stops when you are in status quo

[01:44] Remember the boiling frog?

[03:00] Our world is shrinking, integrating and being disrupted

[03:35] How we live, play, work, build relationships and consume products is changing

[04:26] You are responsible for shaping your past, present and future

[04:46] Yesterday's success is today's old news

[05:50] Manage the present. Embrace the future

[06:21] Change is inevitable. Be bold. Adopt new skills and find new innovations

[06:39] Collaboration must replace fear and resistance

[07:03] Are you ready to dream big, ignite change and create your future?

[08:11] Do you want to grow? Climb the corporate ladder? Expand your business?

[08:23] Stop looking towards the past...

[08:32] Here are four (4) principles to challenge the status quo.

[08:33] Suspend your judgement

[08:34] Be open-minded and curious

[08:35] Shift from habits to sensing emerging patterns

[08:36] Be accountable for your growth

[10:00] Open up yourself to learning and seeing reality from a fresh perspective

[10:41] The presence of peace and stability is not an indication to get comfortable

[10:55] What is holding me back?

[12:46] Habits are programmed in your mind

[13:08] Reflect and observe daily routines

[13:59] Get in touch with your habits to avoid being blindsided

[14:31] Challenging the status quo is a decision only you can make. Are you ready?

[15:03] Recognize the shifts and changes

[15:37] What can you learn from the past? What can you learn from the present? Look to the future

[16:45] Live with purpose and connect to a greater cause

[17:05] You are accountable for creating and executing your growth plan

[ 18:03] You have the power within you. Live intentionally versus living by default

[18:45] You have the power to think differently

[19:15] You can do it! You can challenge your status quo

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The Avril Riley PodcastBy Avril Riley - Leadership Coach