Who Likes Change?
Only babies in wet diapers! And, what we know about babies is that they will likely need more changes, right, that’s just life!
Unfortunately, life and business is all about change, isn’t it? It’s called progress, growth, and being competitive! But many of us dislike it, and there is a perfectly logical explanation. It is called Homeostasis? As human beings, we like everything to remain the same because homeostasis says that we prefer calm, no resistance, no change; we like things to stay “normal.”
So, when we show up to work and are confronted with yet another change, what do you think our natural human reaction is likely to be?
1.____Yeah, we’re going to make another change, and I know it is going to be fantastic? Our leaders are totally on top
of things! Or,……..
2.____Ohmygosh, I can’t believe we’re going through yet another change, we just went Through one not long ago!
What is wrong with these people!
In my last book, Your Power Formula to Success, I document that the 20% of successful people in life and business have learned that change is inevitable and learned to embrace it and say, “Yeah, I know that change is inevitable and our leaders are on top of things, keeping us competitive by making things happen.”
The Pareto Principle says that 80% of people would fall into Group No. 2 and waste precious time and energy sabotaging themselves, their leaders, and the change process. Group No. 1, on the other hand, are supporting their leaders, embracing change, making suggestions for implementing the changes and getting ready for the next inevitable change. They become a part of the solution to change, not a part of the resistance to change.
The question becomes, where do you find yourself? Are you in Group No. 1 or Group No. 2? And, if you are in Group No. 2, I’d like to leave you with my favorite quote on change by author Terry Cole-Whitaker:
You cannot stand still anywhere. Not in your physical life, not in your mental life, not in your emotional life, and not in your spiritual life. The effect of life is growth. The fact of life is movement. And, the biggest problem in life is that everyone is trying to stand still. Worst yet, everyone wants everyone else to stand still.
Of all the patterns of life that prevent us from experiencing our highest Self, this is the most insidious and the most pervasive….We live in a nervous society. The motto seems to be, don’t rock the boat, while the question is, when will my ship come in? The news is that there is no ship to come in because we are all in the same boat—and if we don’t start rocking it, it isn’t going anywhere! Nothing stays the same forever. Nothing stays the same for even an instant. Everything is constantly moving, constantly changing.
Some of the biggest difficulties we create in life are created when we try to hold on, try to “keep it together,” try to stop something from changing. Think about that for a minute. You’ll see that it’s true. It’s one of the reasons I’ve so often said, “Stop trying so hard to keep your life from falling apart. It may be falling together.”_____________
Peggy Pattison is a Business Executive Success Coach, International Award-Winning Speaker and Author. Visit her website at www.peggypattison.com for articles, products, and her services to enhance your own personal and professional success.
