Strategic irreverence

The key to success is strategic irreverence. When we care too much about the outcome, about the status quo, or about how we’ll be perceived, we’re not present. We don’t engage with the work relaxed as we meed to be to find success. We’re tense, we’re self-conscious. We’re lost in the sauce, hoping we fit in to a certain system. 

Meanwhile, all the great artistic performances and athletic feats are carried out by people who are relaxed. They don’t seem to care what you think. They’re loose and present, ready to deliver results. 

To become more relaxed, we need to approach things with a strategic irreverence. This isn’t flat, across-the-board irreverence. There’s still a respect for the people. There’s still a commitment to the work. But there’s an irreverence for the over-importance of it all. There’s an irreverence for the ego. A love song to moment, and a break-up letter to the result. 

Many of us care so deeply about the result, while being a bit lazy with our commitment to the work. This isn’t the way. Strategic irreverence is the way.