Self- Improvement 101

You may recall the news photos of Karl Wallenda's final high-wire performance as he attempted to cross two tall buildings.  As he made his way on the wire, using his famous balancing pole, an intense wind came up.  Everyone watching immediately understood Wallenda's dilemma.  As the wind blew him off the wire, he clutched onto his balancing pole. All he needed to do was to let go of the pole and grab the wire.  But, because the pole had saved his balance so many times before, he held onto it even as he fell to the ground.  He held onto what he knew best even when it no longer served him.  --Leadership from the Inside Out

"He held onto what he knew best even when it no longer served him."  We all do this--hold onto the habits we know best, even when they don't serve us any longer.