THE CONSTANZA

                                 

 The best employee Vandalay industries have ever had..

For quick clarification, THE COSTANZA – it's not about building a small shelf in your desk so you can sleep ( that would be awesome though…)

Who has a desk big enough for them to sleep in ? Send pictures ...

It's about making drastic changes in your approach or procedures to help create changes in outcome.

In Seinfeld, season 5 episode 22, George Costanza makes a decision that he will do everything opposite what he has been doing in order to try to get better result at work, dating, etc... To test this out, he walks up to a girl and says“ Hello, My name is George. I'm unemployed and I live with my parents."  He gets the date. 

  The basic idea of The Costanza is that if what you are doing isn’t working try doing some thing different or the opposite.  Albert Einstein  once said “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results". So, If what your doing isn't working, change it!!!  Maybe do something opposite of what you have been doing might help you take a step forward toward your goals instead of doing what you have been doing and spinning in place. 

  If what your have been saying to your prospective clients is not working--change it drastically !

If you been coming in early is not helping you get what you need done, try staying a bit late.

If, in your personal life, you are meeting  "the wrong people"--try going someplace new and doing something you wouldn’t normally do.        

 Not getting through to your staff with compassion, try a swift kick in the ass. Or vice-versa...

Basically, if your experience has told you to always do “XYZ” try "YXZ" or "ZYX" or "MRZ"...
  

At best, it may help you find a new ways to get closer to your goals and develop different skills, meet different people, and learn something new. Worst case scenario is you make a few calls, do a few meetings, or change your day or style for awhile and some of the monotony of your day has been broken up and you got some good stories to tell about how crazy you are ...

      Reversal : Don’t Pull the Constanza it if what your doing is successful !

 Also, give it some time to work.  Maybe  try doing the opposite for an hour a day for a few weeks .. Give it a real college try and be consistent for. 

Don’t be afraid of being a bit uncomfortable for awhile. If it was too comfortable for you to do at first then your probably not doing it right.  Understand that there are many ways for us to try to secure the results we want. As you develop different techniques while doing The Constanza , you will be able to pull from those skill at the appropriate time . 

That being said ,  if your unemployed, bald,  short, and living with your parents – and you wanna date the hot girl… you should probably not expect George’s results – if you get one date after asking  500, you're doing great… 

Have some specific ways you want to pull The Constanza in your marketing, business, or personal life ?  

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