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How DARE You Switch Places!
January 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment
There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction. ~ Winston Churchill [Source]
While much has been talked about changes, a new year often brings about changes that are inevitable. The downturn of the economy can’t be stopped. The inflation can’t be stopped. The tide can’t be frozen just for us to walk across so that we can save money on flights or ships.
We are often indignant that changes; no matter how big or small, makes us change our plans. We can’t stop the bosses from leaving the company to join another. We can’t stop the new boss from changing the rules and regulations to help him/her manage the rest of the team.
The only thing we can do is to manage ourselves. Managing people is the most troublesome part that we will avoid if possible. While not everyone of us can influence, we can help ourselves better with Dale Carnegie’s best seller: How to Win Friends and Influence People. An excellent read despite some of the characters being unknown to our generation. The methods soothe people’s feelings and ruffled feathers. Those methods are used by those whom we thought are good with people.
To cope with changes, we analyse if the change does impact us a lot. When all else seem hopeless, Who Moved My Cheese is here to rescue us. In the book, the mouse who kept going to the empty part of the maze died earlier than the one who decided to look for another cheese. In real life, we will “die” from the same situation if our thought process keeps using the old habits that can’t help us in the new situation.
Change can be difficult even if the change can help us. All it takes is to build a new habit. Just build it for 30 days consistently. It’s a simple process but nobody ever said it would be easy. If it were, everyone of us would be a success by now.
How did you cope with the changes?
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