When Change Happens
My boss told me… that most people change when the “fear of changing is less than the fear of staying the same”.
An example might be the doctor saying something like “I give you about 6 months to live if you don’t stop doing ______. ” Â
People will also change ought of frustration which comes when the realization that what they are doing and have been doing is not working.  In this scenario they either choose to blame, point and wait for the world to change and provide a reward for their behavior or they finally conclude… they must do something differently to realize a new result.Â
Another reason “change happens” is because leadership is present. Good leaders are great teachers and they use their gift of teaching to help people see why change is necessary, why change is good, and how change can bless lives, pocketbooks, and make the world (of work or in general) a better place to live, work and play.  Wise leaders do this long before the “fear” phase sets in because they constantly pro-active in preparing their people and organizations for the future.
When I reflect on all the major positive and powerful changes I made in my life without a doctor or fear being present…. I conclude quickly that a leader was present. A leader who cared enough to take the time to teach me and help me see with clarity a future that was brighter, and richer and more wonderful …. a future that was waiting for someone like me to come and create it, sieze it and enjoy it. The vision of myself in the future was a lot like me…only it was a better me… a changed me. And that vision and that leader helped me choose to change without fear… instead I was filled with faith, hope, belief, and desire. And anyone filled with those things is going to change…… for better….the world….
Kirk Out
February 26th, 2010 at 4:07 pm
Kirk,
In regards to your recent posting about change, I would like to add that just as powerful is the lack of a leader! In my career, and as current as today, the lack of a leader is just as motivating to invoke change. One manager I reported to in the past was lacking in enthusiasm and an aggressive attitude. I learned a lot about these attributes and how to develop them in myself. That was a positive result!
In today’s environment, the lack of leadership has caused me to look inward to determine what my strengths are and expound on them. I have been able to change in a positive way to focus on the things that are important to me and attempt to excel on these.
The lack of leadership is also the key motivator for me to determine what the next goals are in the day, my career, and life. I believe that I have always become a better person with good leadership and even without it!
March 1st, 2010 at 5:58 am
To be successful, man should be ready to change their life. Moreover, he should initiate the changes: to define new targets, to find different ways to achieve them… Those, who unable to be flexible, just watch their lives passing by the LIFE.
March 1st, 2010 at 2:16 pm
It is so true about change. I was once told that we can chose to change ourselves or we can let the world change us. As for me I would rather chose to follow great leaders then to be tossed back and forth on the whims of the world. I have had many great leaders in my life that have shown me that being petty and mean will never accomplish anything. We should all be thankful for great leaders. I know I am.