Perturbation - The real reason why people don't always get results from working with a business coach...

This is probably one of the most powerful growth lessons. In order to grow strong we need pressure – positive pressure.

Ilya Prigegine won the Nobel Science prize for his work on the subject he called 'Perturbation'.

Lets use the example of bringing water to the boil, as an analogy to changing our human behaviour. When pressure is applied (heat) we keep on going until we feel ourselves pushed to the limit (simmering). At this point we are perturbed and we have one of two choices...stay under pressure (on the stove), or get out and relax again (off the stove). Most run from any pressure and therefore never grow.

If you stay in the pressure - which is good - you will perturb more and more, until in a split second you break through (boil). When you do POP through you will release energy E-MOTION, energy in motion (steam) and it could be tears, laughter, anger etc etc.

It’s important that in order to progress, we agree that it’s OK for me as the coach to apply some pressure to you - the business owner - who in turn will do the same to your team.

Thus what perturbation teaches us is that for us to get a breakthrough in life and in business, you have to stay in that state/feeling of ‘perturbation’ until the breakthrough comes. If you take yourself out of the state of perturbation, we don’t make any long term progress.

Can you think of examples/times when you took yourself 'off the heat' instead of staying in the discomfort until the breakthrough/results came?

If this is something that you'd like to change for the long term...and finally get the results you know you're capable of...message me and we'll have a quick chat.