When a new idea comes to you, you bring it up freely, and when the usual way of doing things feels frustrating, you point out the problem on the spot.
So in meetings you're the first to say "What if we tried it this way?", and you don't back down easily when people disagree.
Because you push to change the usual way, work moves forward. But the people who kept that way going can easily feel, 'They're brushing off all the work I've done.'
What you're good at
You take old ways of doing things and make them new. You aren't afraid of unfamiliar ideas and you say them clearly, so thanks to you, work that was stuck for a long time often finds a new direction.
What you often hear
- “You're full of ideas.”
- “Why do you always have to change everything?”
What wears you out
Few things wear you down like hearing "This is how we've always done it" every time you suggest something new. When you can see a better way and keep getting turned down for no reason, you decide there's no point saying anything and lose the will to speak up at all.
For the people around you
You bring new experiences and honest conversations to the people close to you. But if they like familiar ways and you keep wanting to change things, they may take it as 'Am I not good enough the way I am?'
Worth trying
Before you suggest something new, say one good thing about the current way first. When people feel that what they've kept going is recognized, they listen much more readily when you suggest a change.