Embrace Change

“Never give up. And most importantly, be true to yourself. Write from your heart, in your own voice, and about what you believe in. “- Louise Brown

Problems are helpers. They assist you grow and lead to better things, both within your organization and in your life. To counter them is to evade development and growth. Hug and obtain the maximum from the challenges ahead of you. And understand that the only people with no problems are deceased.

A grumpy friend trying to create chaos with you might seem like a challenge and repulsive. An unhappy customer yelling at you might seem very challenging. But to a person thinking like a spearhead or acting like a leader that scenario is also an opportunity to improve the personal and organization’s processes to ensure that does not happen again. So, the difficulty has actually helped to improve personal state and the company. An interpersonal encounter at work can seem like a problem. But if you think like a leader and use the context to build understanding, promote communication and enrich the relationship, the problem has actually made you better. It has been feedstuff for your growth and served you pleasantly.

Problems disclose mastermind. Topnotch organizations have a culture that sees problems as opportunities for upgrading. An error is merely an error if you make it twice. And first-class human beings use their stumbling blocks as stepping stones. They capitalize their disappointments to take them closer to victory. They do not see difficulties. They see potential. And that’s what makes them great.

On the contrary, most training does not last. No stickiness. We go to a conference and promise to transmute our lives. We tend to remind ourselves that we would be the best parents, teachers, entrepreneurs, leaders and above all amazing human souls. 3 days later, it’s back to business as usual – seeing the negative, playing the victim and being bad-tempered. The learning did not work. Because we did not change.

So now the question is how come thousands of people across the globe create sustained change and businesses around the world reinvent themselves as extraordinary? They consider problems as a pathway to further victory. There are basically 5 main reasons identified why people resist change and often do not take the steps to uplift their careers and their lives, even when they have the prospect to do so:

• Fright

Folks fear losing their safe port of the known and venturing off into the unknown. Human beings yearn for certainty – even after it keeps them insignificant. The key here is to manage your dread by doing the very thing that frightens you. The fears you do not own will own you. And behind every fear wall lives a valuable paragon.

• Disappointment

No one wants to fail. So many of us do not even attempt. We do not even take that first step to improve our health or to deepen our working relationships or to realize a dream. I consider the only distress in life is the failure to attempt. And I deeply trust that the greatest risk you can ever yield is not taking risks.

• Overlooking

Assured we leave the meeting room after a stimulating workshop ready to change the globe. But then we get to the home or office the next day and reality sets in. Problematic teammates to deal with. Dissatisfied customers to please. Ill-tempered family members to appease. Demanding bosses to pacify. Uncooperative suppliers. No quality time to reflect on the pledges we made for individual and professional development. So, we disremember them. Here’s a key to triumph: keep your commitments top of mind. Keep your-self-promises front and center. Do not overlook them. You may get acquainted with the “3 Step Victory Method”: consciousness precedes choice which precedes change. With better consciousness you will make better choices. Those better choices cause better results. Or to put it another way: as you know well you can do well. And as you do well, you will see well. Pretty interesting, isn’t it?

• Conviction

Countless people have no belief. They are doubtful. “This self-development coaching stuff does not work.” Or “It is too late for me to change.” Pessimism stems from dissatisfaction. Pessimistic and faithless folks were not always like that. But then they strained and possibly became unsuccessful. Rather than remaining on the game, detecting that failure is vital to accomplishment, they shut down and grew pessimistic. Their way to avoid getting hurt again.

• Temptations

There are lots of folks around the world who are trying to eat well, but there’s a swanky chocolate cupcake right before them. Oh, it’s way too tough! Well, yes, temptations can be very problematic. There are numerous strategies that might work even though many of us are stressed yet. First of all, shape a temptation-free atmosphere. That might mean eliminating it completely from your home, not going to places where the temptation occurs, remaining away from it at work, etc. Then, if the temptation occurs notwithstanding your best efforts to eliminate it from your life, let yourself to have some – but just a slight. You do not want to feel like you’re curbing yourself too much, or you’ll have a tough time spearing to your transformation. Furthermore, learn to think of your change as not a disadvantage, but a respectable change.

In actual fact, overcoming obstacles to change can be a pledge that we all perhaps can take. There is no denying the fact that change is not always easy. That’s because there are a set of usual hindrances that get in our system, and being able to produce long-term change is a substance of learning a set of systems and aids to get over those hindrances.

So, there you go, analyze the discussed five essential aspects and reflect on them, why we resist transformation and playing our best game. Recognize them and you can then manage and get over them. Because consciousness really does precede magnitude. Finally, I would like to close this writing piece quoting renowned leadership expert Robin Sharma as he says “All change is hard at first, messy in the middle and so gorgeous at the end.”

Written by: Shohag Mostafij