Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Change, Change, Change:

Guy Kawasaki interviews Ariane de Bonvoisin about change:

Question: Why is getting good at change so important?

Answer: Every day we experience changes in the economy, the stock market, politics, business, the environment, education and healthcare systems, technology, and our family and home life. Change is the only constant in life - the one thing that is guaranteed to happen.

Everyone you meet is either struggling with a change, secretly wants to make a change, or is helping someone else through a change. Everything that has happened in your life, all that is currently taking place, and all that will eventually occur to you personally and professionally sits under the umbrella of change. You may have just graduated, started a new job, fallen in love, been laid off, gotten divorced, or received a troubling health diagnosis, and so on, it's all change.

Getting good at change simply means getting good at navigating life. When we become comfortable with change we are equipped to handle any transition that is thrown at us and will be able to initiate any change in our own lives. The way you approach change is a mirror for the way you deal with life: with your work, you're loved ones, and yourself.