Recently, the city of Portland installed parking meters on a street where a business I frequent resides. I’ve gone there regularly for the better part of seven years. And the street was always packed, making it difficult to park. That was until last week when the meters went in. I was shocked. No cars were parked on the street. I was told a letter from the city explained this would happen. After all these years, the cars disappeared. I did not expect that result, but then, I’m not an expert on the patterns of behavior after parking meters are installed. The goal was to make more parking available. Goal achieved.
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you are being advised by an expert to take specific actions to achieve your goals? Sometimes it is worth listening to and acting on the advice when demonstrable results exist. How are you finding different perspectives to get the results you desire?