Change is Hard but Fighting it is Harder
Author:
November 19, 2020
Most
people don’t like change, but we all know that change is an unavoidable part of
life. When faced with change we have two primary choices: Embrace it or Fight
it. Our natural response is typically to fight change because by nature change
is uncomfortable and unfamiliar.
However,
this decision to fight change can actually prove to be more difficult for us in
the long run than choosing to embrace the change and move forward. Outlined are
four primary ways fighting change can be detrimental to our overall wellness
and productivity.
Waste Time
As
previously stated, change is inevitable. However, when we adopt an avoidant
approach to change, we waste time and energy. The time and effort we put into
running from changes takes away from the time we could be using to learn and
adapt.
This
ultimately prolongs our overall process because eventually, when we realize we
must go through the change anyway, we have to then spend additional time
learning and adjusting. We then realize we could have been that much further
ahead if we had just embraced the change from the beginning.
Limit Knowledge
Facing
change provides a very valuable opportunity for us to gain more information and
experience. The fact is, there are some things you can only learn via
experience. So, pushing through change and choosing to embrace it offers the
opportunity to gain more knowledge, increase flexibility, and enhance
resilience.
These
then become tools that can be leveraged in the future to better help you
overcome challenges and other changes you may face. However, running from
change robs you of the opportunity to sharpen/obtain skills that leaves you at
a disadvantage. You essentially remain stagnant, stuck only with the information
and skills you currently possess, but unable to move beyond where those skills
and that information will take you.
Limit Progress
There is never any progress made that is not
accompanied by change. Running from change, as stated above prolongs our process,
which ultimately prolongs our progress as well. If we never face new situations
and learn new information and skills, we become limited in our knowledge and
abilities. These limitations hold us back in life and keep us from moving
forward intellectually, professionally, and personally. In order to go places,
we must first grow, and change is the vehicle that allows us to do
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