Change Forces Change

Re-sharing. This one is taken from the original blog I wrote on: Sunday, December 02, 2007

What would our lives be like if we were still doing the same thing we did when we were in High School? No doubt some of us actually know a person who is still "exactly the same" and still doing the same things they did in high school or college. Same job, same habits, behaving the same way. And it is likely that we feel a bit of frustration and/or sympathy for them as well. Obviously, they have a hard time letting go of the past or lack the courage to move forward in their lives. Perhaps they are "stuck". Fear is an unnecessary but powerful force. It can prevent us from making positive, life changing decisions in our lives. Fear of facing the music. It's what keeps us from taking those risks that we need to take in order to grow. My mother is still doing the same thing she has always done, with no results. She has expected change to come knocking on her door in the form of Ed McMahon from Publisher's Clearing House. Guess what? It's not going to happen. You have got to be more proactive, you have got to put your silly fears aside and start living. I mean really start living. Change what you're doing if you aren't seeing any results.

Change forces change.

It may be something as simple as a slight adjustment, a career move or as drastic as moving to Paris to study fashion. Either way, just do it. Nobody ever got anywhere by not taking risks and challenging themselves. Could you imagine where our world and technology would be today if we never had risk takers? The Wright Brothers would have never flown; Electricity would not have been discovered, Harry Potter would still just be a single mothers' dream.
Nothing is going to change unless you throw a wrench into your life and mix things up a bit. So, what would you do if you weren't afraid?