I cannot change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination-Jimmy Dean.
Life is full of uncertainties; nothing is permanent in life except change. We live in a world that is constantly changing. The only way to flow effortlessly with the vicissitudes of life is to embrace the reality of change. So many people are afraid of the challenges posed by change. And in order to avoid the price of change, they build several ridiculous defensive mechanisms to avoid the demand of change!
Superstars don’t shy away from the challenges of change. They face them and shine brightly under the illumination of change. Those who refuse to change cannot improve their status in life. Just imagine a typist trained to use the “old school” manual typewriter some thirty years ago saying that typewriter is still the best means of processing information when compared with a modern computer system! I wonder the number of people that still patronize business centers where manual typewriters are used to type major documents. It is even ridiculous to suggest holding on to manual typewriters in the face of modern computers. The world has changed from the manual typewriter generation to high-tech computer generation and the only way to fit in is to key into the change or we will easily fall by the way side and be abandoned by the train of life.
Superstars welcome changes. They are change friendly. They don’t resist change and they don’t defend their ignorance where they are found wanting. Change is permanent and we must, therefore, prepare for as many changes as possible at every point in our lifetime. That is the way of superstars; they are change friendly.
SUPERSTARS IN ACTION
Be thoroughly convinced that life is not static. Change is a necessity in the journey of life. You need to accept the fact that you have overstayed in your present station. Check your life and locate where you need to change for good. Your poor social skills may be responsible for your failures in life. Learn and leverage on social intelligence. Learn to respect the feelings of others. It is possible that your careless physical presentation is your greatest undoing! It’s time to improve your dressing and public appearance disposition. Stop wearing dirty clothes. It is not good that the collar of your shirt is lined with thick layers of irritating collection of visible dirt carefully cemented by smelling sweat.
Begin to wear clean clothes. You may have outlived your present location. You may have to relocate from one place to the other in your best interest. It is part of the challenges of change. You may have to free yourself from a bad relationship. Go ahead and do all that is legitimately needful in order to advance your lot in life. If you need to change your line of business, go ahead and do so. Your arrogant attitude will eventually deflate the balloon of your pursuits in life. You need to change and embrace humility at its best. Learn current and marketable cutting-edge skills that will give you unbeatable advantage over others. Change all that needed to be changed in your life in as much as it is within your power. Learn to adequately respond to the challenges associated with change.
Extracted from my book, 125 Winning Habits, to be published soon.
