How to manage change?

How to manage change and enjoy it?

9/1/2015

The change is universal in nature. One cannot ignore it. The position of the earth is changing at every moment; the sun is orbiting around the centre of the galaxy Milky Way and our galaxy Milky Way is spinning.Therefore, to grow, you have to be in resonance with the change.

Egg → Larva → Butterfly → Pupa

Understand the comfort zone and the risk

Yes, you are right these are the different phases of the life cycle of the butterfly. Every stage is associated with different energy level and specified time frame and if it does not reach the next stage within specified period, it will die and the butterfly will never come out. The adequate amount of energy and proper timing is required to reach the next level successfully.
Every new level is associated with some amount of ambiguity, instability and unpredictability which give rise to RISK.
The same phenomenon is replicated in our lives. We require energy every time we break our comfort zones. But we lock ourselves in our own comfort zones. We usually close the door of growth because we fear entering into uncertainty. We generally look at the negative side of the uncertainty which is fear of failure and loss. This creates a psychological fear in our mind which pulls us from going ahead or exploring new things, making us to revolve in same comfort zone and sometimes people spend their whole life under this fear & stagnation.
The only escape of this fear is to open the door and embrace uncertainty. When you respond to the change and accept it instead of reacting & avoiding it, you will start enjoying it. This is the way to your growth. But before entering the next level you must have enough energy to overcome the fear of failure.
Therefore, first you must equip yourself to face uncertainty. For this you have to prepare yourself.

Do the following activities

Read good books, travel often and meet successful people. This will keep you motivated and help in generating an idea that will give purpose to break the existing comfort zone and create the platform and direction to jump to the next zone.
Take healthy food and sound sleep: This will keep your body healthy and mind fresh. With healthy body and sound mind you will enjoy your journey of breaking the comfort zone entering into the next level.

Develop the following qualities

Discipline: It will help you in keeping focus to the goal.
Commitment: It will give you the reason to pursue the goal and the time frame to achieve it.
Hard work: It will help in fulfilling your commitment.
Perseverance: It will help you to stand every time you fail.
Honesty: It will give score card to your overall performance.
Sense of humor: It will keep you going during your temporary failure.
Faith in God: It will keep you going even during disaster.

These above activities and the qualities will act as a fuel and it will provide you the enough fuel & energy to reach to the next comfort zone or the level. We have to maintain this momentum so as to witness the continuous growth throughout the life time, and this momentum can only be maintained through regular PRACTICE.

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