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November 3, 2022,
Change and the passing of time seem inevitable. Interchangeable.
Both may be very hard to accept but no matter what generation you belong to, we will all go through change.
Every generation probably thinks they are different and can cheat death but thus far, none have.
They will meet change.
Often with resistance.
This is the way it has always been and if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
Have you heard that before?
How about this one.
I’ve always done things this way and have had no problems. Why should I change?
You should contemplate innovation and evolvement because change is about the future.
Your future.
The internet is a prime example. It literally drove many newspapers and media products out of business.
How about this one.
In times past, older wealthy men could count on attracting beautiful women in their 30’s and 40s. Those women were attracted to stable men who made a good living and could provide them with a comfortable home life.
Many of the women were not college educated.
Now, since females are achieving their college degrees at far greater rates than males, in their 30-s and 40’s they are in their prime earning years. They can provide for themselves.
Now, older men are less attractive than a young virile male who can out-perform them in the bedroom and the beautiful 40 something female has all the money she needs.
Often divorced, sometimes with child support as well, she is not interested in a second marriage. Just a great time.
For many older men, being put out to pasture, compared to their father’s lives back in the 1950s through 70’s is really hard to accept. Heaven forbid, don’t be an older male with no money or home ownership.
Perhaps divorced, paying child support and living in an apartment.
Now, what do you have to offer a sexually attractive and financially successful woman in her 30’s or 40’s?
Some changes are hard to get ready for.
But you have to.
Often the stages of change include shock, anger, acceptance and commitment.
No matter what stage you are at in life, no matter what age, no matter your profession, you are in the middle of change.
You just may not know it yet.
Let’s turn to some experts.
Nothing Changes Until You Do: A Guide to Self-Compassion and Getting Out of Your Own Way Paperback – May 12, 2015
By Mike Robbins (Author)
Best-selling author Mike Robbins had a life that many little boys dream of. Drafted by the New York Yankees directly out of high school, Mike decided instead to postpone his professional baseball career until he finished college. After a successful stint at Stanford, he began life in the minor leagues as a pitcher with the Kansas City Royals organization, where he played for three years until an injury benched him for good. This devastating disappointment changed his life in wonderful ways that he could have never imagined. He now teaches and speaks around the world about teamwork, emotional intelligence, and the value of appreciation and authenticity.
In Nothing Changes Until You Do, Mike’s third book, he looks at one of the most important and challenging aspects of life—our relationship with ourselves. Even the most successful person struggles with this delicate relationship, which has created an epidemic of self-criticism, self-doubt, and thinking that our value is directly connected to the external world—our jobs, our finances, our appearance, our accomplishments, and so on. Through 40 short essays, Mike shows readers that none of this is true, and brings to light a new way to look at life. With themes spanning from the importance of trusting yourself to the benefits of vulnerability to the strength inherent in embracing powerlessness and change, Mike will help readers get out of their own way, so they can live a good life. He shows that with a little self-compassion and a healthy dose of self-acceptance, anyone can turn away from the negatives that manifest because of a critical self-perception—things like unkindness, addictions, sabotaged relationships, unnecessary drama, and more.
Making peace with ourselves is fundamental to happiness. The suggestions, insights, and reminders of this book will allow readers to have more compassion, more acceptance, and more love for themselves—thus giving them access to more compassion, more acceptance, and more love for the people (and everything else) in their lives.”
Great ideas, analysis and suggestions.
Time for another one.
Change Has Changed: Time for a Strategic Reset Hardcover – October 19, 2021
By Samuel R. Chand (Author)
The Greek philosopher Heraclitus said change is the only constant in life.
But the world has experienced so much upheaval since January 2020 that change itself has changed! In business, the church, and nonprofits, leaders are being left in the dust as events and challenges speed by in a blur. The pace of change was accelerating before…but the pandemic pressed the pedal to the floor.
“We’re at an inflection point,” says leadership architect and change strategist Sam Chand. “The way things were isn’t the way things will be.”
In his new book Change Has Changed, Sam sets out to help leaders understand the evolving nature of change so that they can guide their organizations with wisdom and confidence.
He examines three major shifts that he likens to three simultaneous earthquakes:
- Our environment has changed. People are working from home, many businesses may never reopen, and the way we shop, handle health needs, and even go to church has changed.
- We have changed. We’ve learned to live with rampant uncertainty and a raft full of nagging fears—but our bodies and our souls weren’t meant for this!
- The people around us have changed. They are frustrated, isolated, depressed, anxious, and angry. They just don’t feel safe.
Sam tackles these and related issues head-on by offering lessons that will empower leaders to be ready for the next normal.
“We used to talk about a new normal as if it’s the end point of change,” Sam explains, “but if we’ve learned anything in the past months, it’s that change is perpetual, and we need to anticipate the next one on the horizon.”
Ah, change is perpetual.
We are affected by external change that we have little or no control over.
How we react to that change says much about who we are and where we are going.
What we have learned most about change, if you are willing to respect that it is absolutely going to happen, prepare for it and evolve with it; that is when personal growth really happens.
Shouldn’t that be what we all want?
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