Allegiance to the Status Quo
Ever been stopped in your tracks by someone who’s “sworn allegiance to the status quo?” We’ve all run into them. Old guard remnants of a previous time, committed to keeping things running the way “we’ve always done it”. What’d you do? Give up? Head fake them and then attempt an end-around? Try to go right over the top of them? Got to admit I tend toward the middle route these days. How about you?
In my early days I would definitely just give up. Then I switched to a pattern of trying to bull my way past them. These days it makes a lot more sense to do a version of the head fake. How’s that? Usually it’s a matter of continuing to talk, looking for common ground, and then trying to find a way past the blockade. Does it always work? No way. But for sure it begins with a commitment to continued conversation.
By the way, some people have a knack for a really well turned phrase, don’t they? The idea of “sworn allegiance to the status quo” comes from Hamel’s Leading the Revolution. Good stuff.
Mark,
I had never clicked on your about link…..here is my personal salsa recipe.
4 roma tomatoes to
1 serrano green chile
pan roast them….I use a cast iron comal or flat pan but use whatever you have. Roast them on all sides until they blister and about 50% is blackened.
Put one clove of garlic to roast but very lightly…
Put the garlic, the tomatoes and the chile (with the blackened skin) in the blender with a half teaspoon of salt. Blend. Wash a handfun of fresh cilantro, stems removed. Place in the blender (if you like cilantro) and pulse a couple of times….don;t overblend. Correct the taste for salt and enjoy!