Ready for more contagiousย positivityย in your inbox?ย Subscribe now and never have FOMO again.

*Mandatory field
avi liran - change speaker

๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—จ๐—ฝ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ธ? ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€! ๐ŸŽฎโœจ

People resist change like a stubborn Snorlax blocking the path. But offer them an upgrade? Suddenly, theyโ€™re Pikachu begging for a Thunder Stone.

Nobody enjoys getting pushed into something uncomfortable. But tell them theyโ€™re unlocking new abilities, gaining power-ups, and evolving into their next, stronger form? Now, thatโ€™s a quest worth accepting.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ญ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ: ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ
Your team has been playing at the same level for ages. They know the shortcuts, the easy wins, and exactly how to dodge every obstacle. But when a level gets too easy, it stops being fun. No excitement, no new skills, and no promotion. Justโ€ฆ a repetitive grind. If Charmander never evolves, it will never become Charizard.

๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ, ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต?
๐Ÿ”ฌ Research confirms it: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyiโ€™s work on Flow proves that people are happiest when theyโ€™re challenged just enough to keep things interesting. Too easy is boring. Too hard is frustrating.
๐Ÿง  Progress feels amazing: Daniel Pinkโ€™s work on Mastery shows that we love getting better at things. The more we improve, the more we crave that next step.
๐ŸŽฎ The game mechanics of life: Failures are respawns. New levels bring new skills, better capabilities, and much better rewards. And the real adventure begins when you stop playing it safe.

๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ?
๐ŸŒŸ Make the Upgrade Enticing. Showcase the Epic Loot:. Make it known to them the new abilities theyโ€™ll unlock. Leadership skills? Confidence boost? Highlight the awesome new skills and opportunities they’ll gain.
๐Ÿ‹๏ธ Train in the XP Gym โ€“ Give them ways to level up without the fear of losing everything so they can feel safe to do it again and apply the new learnings. Mentoring, practice projects, and skill-building arenas let them fail safely and grow quickly.
๐Ÿค Encourage Co-Op Mode. It is tougher to evolve alone. Surround them with teammates who encourage them forward because even Ash had his squad.
๐Ÿ† Celebrate the Small Wins. Every tiny improvement is an XP boost. Give people proof theyโ€™re progressing, and theyโ€™ll want to keep going.
๐Ÿ”„ Normalize the Respawn. Every great player loses a few rounds before they get better. Encourage retries. Remind them that even the strongest Pokรฉmon started as a tiny, clueless creature.

โ€œ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž. ๐…๐ž๐ฐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐๐ž. ๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ ๐ž๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž!โ€
People donโ€™t fear transformation. They fear the struggle before it. Show them WIIFT (What Is It For Them), and theyโ€™ll step forward willingly. Because in the grand game of life, weโ€™re all just waiting for that next evolution.
So what could be the worst thing? Just press the restart button and redo the next level ๐Ÿš€โšก

Share this article:

Connect with Avi

*Mandatory field