Have you ever found yourself in a position where change was inevitable? You may have felt annoyed, frustrated, or even scared about how that part of your life was going to change. Maybe you felt trapped—the change was going to happen whether you liked it or not. If you rebelled against the change, you know how alarming these types of situations can be.
You might have felt out of sorts or stressed out for days,
weeks, or even months. But what if you were to undergo a paradigm
shift and begin to view change as opportunity? What if you could reach
out and embrace change with open arms?
Read on for some
mind-expanding, eye-opening ways to regard change as opportunity in your life:
1.
Accept
the idea of change. When you get comfortable with the idea that change is
going to happen, it will help you go into a change with less stress. John
F. Kennedy once said, "The one unchangeable certainty is that nothing is
certain or unchangeable." Change will, in essence, always be
occurring. Recognizing this fact will make life easier for you.
2.
See that
change implies progress. Whether you're ready to admit it or not, when
something changes, it's progressing toward something. As you probably realize,
living life on a day-to-day basis often involves making progress on some level.
3.
Recognize
that change introduces unknowns into your life. The aspect of change that probably
shakes you up the most is that it introduces unknown factors. It can be a bit
discombobulating to not know what could be coming your way. Still, the unknown
aspect of change must be acknowledged.
4.
Be ready
to experience the "newness" that change brings. If you can shift
your thinking from a focus on the unknown to recognize that change involves "newness"—new
things, people, places, and ideas—with at least some of it bringing excitement
and interest, you'll feel a whole lot better about it.
5.
Believe
that change can be transformative. You could be exposed to better products,
knowledge, and skills as a result of change. Many changes also have great
aspects that open up your life in ways you hadn't imagined before. Your
experience at work or home—wherever the change occurs—can transform your life for
the better.
6.
Notice
that a wider array of choices often accompanies change. Along with change
often come more options. A whole new world opens up, in a sense. You're
in a position to take advantage of new choices.
7.
View
change as "the spice of life." There's an old saying based on
something the poet, William Cowper, wrote that states, "Variety is the
spice of life." If you can apply that attitude to how you see change, your
whole approach to it will be different.
8.
Tell
yourself that you can adjust to change. The fact is that you've probably
experienced hundreds of changes so far over your lifetime. And you've adjusted
to them. You've worked things out. You'll be able to adjust to more changes in
the future.
If you shift how you regard changes, you'll feel more comfortable with
them. Accepting change, viewing change as progress, recognizing there
will be unknowns, and embracing the newness of change will help you get ready
for change.
If you can see change as transformative, notice that it
creates more choices for you, view it as "the spice of life," and
remind yourself that you can adjust to anything that happens, you'll approach
change more positively. Now you can go forward into the next change with an
open mind!
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