Make it their problem
Does she love you like the way I do?
I have seen Melissa Etheridge 5 times in concert and the last time was on the day she released her latest album. She played our favourite songs, ones where we could sing every line of, and ones we were hearing for the first time.
I got this setlist from the lighting technician who was frantically and enthusiastically writing notes on another copy. While she had worked with Melissa for 5 years, this was only the second night of this tour and they were still figuring things out.
Her face was pure joy. She was excited at the challenge of how to improve the show. Seeing herself as a collaborator and contributor, knowing that Melissa would want input and insight so that together they could continue to improve the show for the fans. In that moment she was in flow, she was in love with her problem and couldn’t wait to try again.
Fall in love with your problem
When you are in love with your problem you want to understand it deeply, you approach your problem with intense passion, curiosity and wonder.
Seeing it as a fascinating puzzle waiting to be solved, something to explore, a mystery to discover and uncover.
You get excited to investigate, experiment, and iterate.
Learning and adapting, eager for your next opportunity to spend time with it.
Make it their problem
When people see how they can contribute, and that their contribution matters, they can start to fall in love with the problem too.
