If there is one thing in life that is certain it is that change is inevitable.
Change comes in many forms, today will change into tomorrow, your age will change each year, you will change you mind, you will change where you live, you will change who you love, the things that matter most in the world to you will change.
Everyone deals with change in their own way, some embrace it and seek it out, while others reject it and do absolutely everything they can to avoid dealing with it. So what makes change so hard and why is it something that causes constant fear and stress? Change can mean taking a risk and often not knowing what exactly is going to happen next. Change comes in many shapes in sizes from something as significant as getting a new President of the United States to deciding to change your morning routine.
As a society we often overlook the fact that we have much more control over change than we sometimes realize. It is too easy to just blame things in life on change and act as though we had no say over them, when more often than not we do.
The most important characteristic of change lies in the beauty of it’s power. Over the past few years the world has witnessed the impact that Gen Y has made in politics, social issues and becoming a prominent and respected part of the business world. With this being said our generation has been given more opportunity than any before us, we have access to so much information instantaneously through the Internet and accessibility to millions of people through social media.
Slowly becoming an adult gives us the freedom to decide and figure out who we are and where we fit in this world. Although it is a confusing time it is so exciting because we can decide what we want to do with our free time what we dedicate ourselves to, and instead of just being a student or a employee we have the choice to become ambassadors of change. I know this many sound a bit intimidating but it doesn’t mean single-handed saving the world but it does mean becoming proactive in your own way.
It is easy to get caught up in the every day routine of life and forget about everything going on outside our personal world. Here and now is the time to ask ourselves what have we done for others? What positive change have we contributed to? Maybe making a change is as simple as getting a compost bin to help eliminate trash or taking an even better step and setting aside a couple hours a week to an non-profit that you believe in and helping them out.
Change is an overwhelming word but when we think of it in terms of the small every day changes we can make and encourage others to make it seems a lot less scary. I know everyone always makes the point that if everyone made small changes in would in fact make a HUGE difference but it is the truth and it is now about taking matters into your own hands.
The founders of CoolPeopleCare recently published a book called New Day Revolution discussing the importance of taking even one minute our our busy days to make a conscious effort to do something proactive. Highlighting the importance of making an impact where we are with what we’ve got. The past month Life Without Pants has been asking bloggers to share their thoughts on change so check out their site for all the thought provoking posts and different approaches others take dealing with change.
Do the world a favor and ask yourself today, what am I doing to instill positive change in the world?
And as my favorite all time quote states above, be the change you wish to see in the world!
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First of all, thank you Jenny, for being a part of this ‘mission’ of change. It has been an overwhelmingly positive experience for me (and hopefully everyone involved). It’s challenged me to look within myself and think about what changes I can make, what I need to do to be where I want to be in life.
This reoccurring message of ‘being the change’ may sound like a broken record, but it’s quoted for a reason. Change comes down to you and me – it comes down to a choice, a ‘yes’ or ‘no’. Yes, there is going to be change that you can’t change – things that happen in your life that you have no control over – but in order to bring about change – we can’t look for others to be change catalysts, we have to be that change ourselves – leading by example is powerful stuff – and people WILL follow.
It’s inconvenient, it’s difficult, but at the moment you realize that it may not be easy to make changes but you WANT to and you CAN – that’s when your own personal revolution (and evolution) can begin.
Thank you again (so much). I love what you ladies do here at The Mad Grad. Keep it up!