Don’t Make the Bed and Other Pattern Breakers That Reveal Opportunities

I’m not making the bed today.

That’s only relevant if you know that I make the bed EVERY day.  It’s a pattern.  When I make the bed, it makes me feel like at least that first part of the day is “in order.”  And there’s something very comforting about order — or at least the feeling of order.

Comfortable Patterns Yield No Surprises

Brains like pattern and order.  It makes for an efficient day.  But opportunities and miracles hide just beyond the pattern.  And that’s what I’m after today.  Today I’m doing things differently just because I’m interested in seeing what I’ve been missing.

What to do differently today:

So I bet you might be running a little short on ideas on what you could do differently.  No worries – here are some I’ve plucked that you can use.

• Spice Up Your Blog:  Assuming you are blogging.  And if you’re not – would you just go to WordPress.com and start one.  Seriously – it will take like 5 minutes.   Lisa Barone has some terrific ideas.  Vow to implement at least one today.  I’m already going “off topic.”  See.  It’s working.
• Focus on ONE social networking site this week and ROCK IT. Facebook is the TOP social networking site according to HitWise and Marketing Charts.  Other than your personal updates — are you really using Facebook to it’s full potential?  Do you have a fan page?  I’ve just recently made a commitment to actually write comments ON my fan page and not just fill it with articles.
• Don’t take yourself TOO seriously. Why not check out your horoscope prediction from “The Onion” and laugh for about 5 minutes.  Then go and read the horoscopes for friends and family.  I also like to read the horoscopes for my son — which are funny because he’s only 10.  It was even more hilarious when he was an infant.   “Your financial situation takes a turn for the worse….” just sounds too funny when applied to a child.

So there you have it – some brain candy and ways to change it up a little bit.

Have you ever changed it up and what have you found as a result?