"Don’t manage - lead change before you have to." (Jack Welch)
Have you ever wondered why there are so many books written about managing change? One of my classes in college was entitled "Managing Stress." It was just a different name about the same subject. Change causes stress, so if we can manage the stress brought on by change, we can some how manage the change process. Good luck with that... Managing change is like trying to grab a handful of jello. Just when you think you have a grasp of it, it jiggles and slips through your fingers.
The thing is, if we know that life is all about encountering change on a daily basis why don't we plan for change? It seems we spend most of our days reacting to events rather than planning for the future.
"Whether you prevail or fail, endure or die, depends more on what you do to yourself than on what the world does to you." (Jim Collins - How The Mighty Fall)
I've come to realize that it takes more energy to react to change than it does to plan and maintain flexibility. So here's to planning the day, the week, the month, and the year. Determine what is of prime importance and most valuable, look down the road of tomorrow, anticipate the next move, and pray for wisdom and understanding. It's easier to steer a moving car than to turn the wheel of one parked on the curb.
"Lead from the front." (Major Dick Winters - Beyond Band of Brothers)
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