Change Aversion – Coming to Terms
Posted by Dr. Earl R. Smith II in Personal Growth, tags: adviser, advisory board, angel investor, board of directors, CEO, chairman, coaching, consulting, director, earl r smith ii, earl smith, Executive Coaching, federal circle, federal contracting, funding, Governance, government contractor, investing, investment, investor, Leadership, leadership assessment, leadership coaching, leadership development, leadership styles, management assessment, managing partner, Personal Growth, the federal circle, turnaround, Turnaround Management, Venture CapitalDr. Earl R. Smith II
Managing Partner, The Federal Circle
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Change is the one unavoidable aspect of living. Time and our lot as humans see to that. A good way to see personal growth is as the process of responding positively to that change. We all know that the idea of change can be unsettling. Many people see it as stepping from the known to the unknown. However, the only way that you can see it this way is to ignore that change is an unavoidable part of your every day. You are changing all the time.
Therefore, the question is not whether or not you will change but how big are the steps you are ready to allow yourself to take. Your personal growth depends on this very decision. Some people restrict themselves by allowing only very small steps while others reach the same result by insisting on very large ones. The issue is one of finding the correct balance – your comfortable stride, so to speak – and to begin to lengthen it gradually.
Stress over change comes from two sources. The first is the process of change itself – you have to pay attention to what is becoming the new ‘reality’. The second is the apprehension that you bring to the process when you contemplate changes at your upper level of tolerance. Your ability to come to terms with change and grow will depend on how comfortable you can become with the first apprehension and how much you can reduce the second.
It is a truism that there will be no growth without effort. Change and the challenges that it brings is the common denominator. Your approach to change and ability to achieve the correct balance will define your life as much as any other factor – and much more than most. Turning the reality of change into meaning in your life is the important process – the way forward. Sorrows and your grief are nothing compared to mastering this process – in fact, they are lessened as you master it. Misfortune is part of living but your contribution to your own misfortune will abate as you master it. Good or bad fortune will come your way. Change will constantly remind you that you are alive. In order to find the meaning in your life and transform it into something of value, you must embrace the process – embrace each breath – and see each breath just as each day as the change that lets you know you are still among the living.
© Dr. Earl R. Smith II
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Dr. Smith is Managing Partner of The Federal Circle. The Federal Circle partners with teams and existing companies. We help them up their game and win big in the Federal space. We also arrange funding for acquisitions and expansion by acquisition. Our model is based on the belief that, if you select the very best and work with them in a highly professional and focused manner, the results will be truly amazing. He is the author of Amazing Pace: Turbo-charged Business Development – a book that shows how Advisory Boards can dramatically increase revenue. Dr. Smith is also the author of Dream Walk: Parables for the Living – a book of Raven Tales and exploration.
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