Being A Spectator Versus A Disruptor

As I sat down today to work on my sketch summary for the final chapter of Defy by Dr. Sunita Sah, it seems like serendipity.

Recently, I learned that a newly acquired client of mine tried to access my credit score, without my knowledge or consent.

Supposedly they were doing their "due diligence."

Since I don't live in the country in which the company is based, I saved myself from the invasion of my private financial matters.

I am still at a loss for words.

In my 13 years as an entrepreneur, I have never had a company ask me about my financial viability.

In some cases, it's more likely that we, the small, independent businesses, need to be ensuring the financial viability of the companies that hire us.

By chance, I had a call with another client in the same industry yesterday and asked her about it.

She said: "Perhaps that's standard procedure in construction, where contractors have to buy supplies to fulfill a contract, but with your work all you need is your computer, a book, and an internet connection."

I have had a sour taste in my mouth for the last couple of days.

Fortunately, the sponsor of my work within the organization is someone that I trust completely, and I am counting on that relationship to see me through this, and to soften the blow of my disruption to their process.

As Dr. Sah reminds us, disrupting the status quo has risks, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't defy.

She writes: 

"A life of defiance is a more honest life, and in that honesty lies immense power."

Has something like this ever happened to you?

Originally posted on LinkedIn with comments.

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