Is change necessary in your personal life?
Imagine if hundreds of years ago the Stone Age man decided not to do anything to improve the way he lived.
Imagine that he never discovered how to make fire, how to write on walls using symbols, how to make houses, boats and how to cook food.
Imagine that he just remained the way he was.
Can you think how our world would be had our ancestors not changed and learnt to make their lives better by taking risks and discovering new things?
Discovering ‘new things’ is a demonstration of moving away from the status quo, and suggests that it is necessary to always be ready to change.
Now imagine another scenario.
Travelling down the history lane, pigeons used to act as messengers and delivered letters.
Then came postal and fax services and now a letter can be sent anywhere in the world with just a click of the mouse via email.
Imagine if we had not evolved or changed the system of sending letters it would take days or even months for messages to be delivered.
Even now in remote villages across the world and places devoid of the blessing of fast technology, it takes a very long time for letters and parcels to reach their destination.
Can you possibly think of living in a world without computers and networks?
Yet, when these technologies were introduced many people were resistant to adopt them and learn how to use computers.
The above discussion just reminds us that we must always have an open mind, be ready to learn new ways of doing things, and be ready to change whenever the need arises.
A person leads two lives: a personal life and a professional life.
Today people have learnt that in order to be in the job game, they must be in the ‘innovative-adaptive mode’.
But remember it is equally important to change while you spend time with your family and friends.
