tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9533912.post112618615013948333..comments2023-10-30T08:58:17.723+00:00Comments on Simplicity: Coping with changeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9533912.post-1126251869841749682005-09-09T08:44:00.000+01:002005-09-09T08:44:00.000+01:00Thanks Mike and Noel - constant change is here to ...Thanks Mike and Noel - constant change is here to stay methinks :-)<BR/><BR/>We all have to just develop our own individual ways of coping with it.Trevor Gayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01148705981847576706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9533912.post-1126214021935203962005-09-08T22:13:00.000+01:002005-09-08T22:13:00.000+01:00Trevor, I wanted to thank you for your comment on ...Trevor, I wanted to thank you for your comment on Tom Peters. As usual, you made a good point - Why don't people just do their jobs and earn their salaries? I meant to take you up on it but of course I got sidetracked and doing it now would mean three posts in a row with my name on them which I'm pretty sure would be a little hard for everyone to stomach. But I do agree with what you said and first chance I get I'll mention it.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9533912.post-1126200663697610882005-09-08T18:31:00.000+01:002005-09-08T18:31:00.000+01:00Change is thrilling. The same chemicals released ...Change is thrilling. The same chemicals released into the brain and body are also released during fear. Riding a roller coaster is thrilling for exactly that reason. Self-actualized individuals like you and I understand this thrill as a positive force in our lives. Many people do not understand it that way. You and I will use the thrill as a catalyst to improve our positions in life or to do something even more meaningful to someone else. Our lack of fear comes from having the support of loved ones--vital--; understanding the physical and psychological effects of the change in advance; and experience. And we shouldn't underrate experience. The more times we go through dramatic and life-altering change, the easier it becomes for us. We realize we most likely won't end up starving and homeless because we quit a job. Most people can not make those connections without a lot of counseling and education.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9533912.post-1126190643417814842005-09-08T15:44:00.000+01:002005-09-08T15:44:00.000+01:00Astute observation about New Orleans Mike - thanks...Astute observation about New Orleans Mike - thanks for that.<BR/><BR/>We all fear change I guess and yet I have found in the last 12 months that to change one's life very dramatically is thrilling and a very positive experience - on condition you have someone beside you supporting and loving you. <BR/><BR/>I thank God every day I have Annie and her love with me love with me and that makes anything possible.Trevor Gayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01148705981847576706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9533912.post-1126187770551255792005-09-08T14:56:00.000+01:002005-09-08T14:56:00.000+01:00Change and change management are indeed very tough...Change and change management are indeed very tough subjects to get our arms around. I preach change and teach change management, but sometimes even I have trouble with dramatic changes in life. I believe our resistance to change comes from fear. We fear the unknown; we fear becoming irrelevant--even though that's ironic; we fear not having control over the situation; we fear failing at our new situation, and so on. This fear can paralyze us into inaction. The human mind is predominantly irrational, so this fear sometimes transforms us into unbelievers. That's why the ostrich sticks his head into the sand in the first place--if it can't see the fear-inducing thing, it doesn't have to be afraid. I believe this is why some of the people in New Orleans stayed so long after it became obvious that it was futile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com