Robert H. Smith

The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop, at late or early hour. Now is the only time you own. Live, love, toil with will. Place no faith in time. For the clock may soon be still.

Friday, May 23, 2008

CHANGE

Many of us are resistant to change. Especially when things have been going so well for you, why would want to move out of your comfort zone?

Change, be it internal or external, signals the end of the tried, trusted and familiar but change is also a new beginning, a potentially exciting future. More often than not, we are unaware that we need change and that change can be beneficial. We are usually more comfortable with changes that we have control over. Take for example, getting a new mobile vs getting retrenched. Today I had a course on “How to turn Change into Opportunities” and I would like to share with you some interesting points.

We have to accept that changes happen. We need to be on our toes, to anticipate changes and adapt quickly. This can be done easily if you adopt the growth mindset, always have the learning aptitudes in you. Your earnings power is stagnant if your learning stops. For any change, view it in a positive light so that you can move out of the denial, resistance stages earlier.

This has worked for me throughout my life; I hope it’ll help you too!