The Impact of Change
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
Once you decide to actually take that leap of fate and make that change you’ve been wanting/needing to, (refer to last week’s post: Back to Basics) people around you are going to notice. Regardless if it’s a big or little change, people close to you will see the transformation. Some will probably be impacted by your change. Unfortunately, most people like their comfort zones and are averse to getting used to something or someone different. Uncertainty can be threatening and it breeds discomfort. However, there is not a damn thing anyone can do about change. It’s as natural as grass growing and ironically, it’s the only existing constant we can depend on. Hopefully, before, during and after your transformation, the people closest to you are supportive . If they don’t like the new you, hopefully they don’t give you too much grief.
And so what if they do? And what if “they” is hundreds and millions of people? I don’t personally know what that feels like, but I have an idea of some folks that do: (more…)