More about the courage to change ...
October 5, 2009 / Written by Molly Klimas
So, Change Part Two. This picks up where we left off with Brian Bosley's presentation at the User Conference.
We hear a lot about how the world is full of "haves" and "have-nots." But what about the "wills" and "will-nots"? Brian asked us.
Attitude, ambition - these qualities affect our work life ... and the quality of our overall life.
Attitude and ambition can propel us forward. Their lack can hold us back. "Sometimes our greatest challenge isn’t to learn something new but to first unlearn something we already know. To get out of our comfort zone," Brian said.
That’s the essence of change.
Change is the true catalyst to all new discoveries, new inventions and breakthroughs, new artistic endeavors, new conquests of the mind.
Change isn't easy. It's a process. Humans usually go through three phases of change:
- Ridicule - they're laughed at or ignored for changing
- Opposition - they encounter outright opposition to their change (most "average" people give up on change at this point)
- Acceptance - the "non-average" bust through to acceptance - self-acceptance of change, and gaining the acceptance of others
What change stage are you in?
Here's why we avoid change:
1. 15 percent of us avoid change for fear of failure
2. 85 percent of us avoid change because of fear of success
Which change category do you fall in?
Brian told us, in his talk, that humans are born with only two fears – fear of falling and fear of loud noises. Every other fear has been learned.
What would you do differently if you weren’t afraid?
The pain of the change process is temporary. But the pain of regret can last the rest of one's life.
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