I've tried it before and it didn't work.

Working with a broadcasting organisation, I found out that growth is now getting difficult and companies that has been around are finding equally challenging to survive like the new kids on the block. Maybe their challenges are different but it can be equally damaging. 

When an organisation has been around for long, there can be many employees who has stayed for long. When these employees do not upgrade their knowledge and skills, they tend to be looking at new things in an old way. So you keep hearing "I've tried this before and it didn't work". Well maybe we would have tried it before and it didn't work, but I think lets try it again and see if it works this time. 

Times has change. Technology has change. Ways of working has change and why is it that the way we think still hasn't change? We must be proactive towards trying more things, even if it means that we will not be getting the answer...yet. 

If you want to or if you don't want to, it's really up to you. Here, I would like to suggest to you why do some want to try it again and to see if it works. 

Take it personal

Some take challenges personally. There is just this desire to try out and see what happens. Some call it passion, some call it drive and some call it ownership. Whatever you might call it, they take it personally.  

Look for the reward

I don't think people just do things for the sake of just doing it. Most working adults want something in return. It might be in the form of money, benefits or recognition. It's not bad, it just makes achievement taste sweeter. 

Learn lessons fast

Many things are happening and it's happening faster than before therefore I think the learning must also be done faster. That doesn't mean school time must be cut it half. I meant when we work, we need to keep our eyes wide open so that we can observe, analyse and we can ask the right questions to the right people whenever we see something that we don't understand or something that we are experiencing. 

So, the next time you hear someone telling you 'I've tried it and it didn't work", tell them, they need to know what it takes to try, so then they can see it work.