Does change really annoy you?

If it does please read on!

Recently I saw a Honda ad from the early 1980’s. The ad had these words in it; ‘Imagine if we resisted change. Without it there would be no progress.’

The question I have for you is; do you like many of the advancements that have happened in your life? I haven’t met many people who didn’t like advancements. The problem I see is that people like change/advancements when they initiate it, but don’t like it when it is forced on them. So the challenge for us is the meaning that we give to the changes in our lives.

What can you do today to change the way you view change or advancement in your life?

“We don’t do things like that in our business.” is a sign of a business that is dying, isn’t it?

Every once in a while you come across a business owner that makes a comment like that.

I feel so sorry for them. They are stuck in a time-warp. They think that what worked before will always continue. I am sorry to bring the bad news – but they are wrong.

We live in a world now that is changing too fast for a business to stick to their old ways. A new aggressive and innovative business will come into an area and destroy that business.

What can you do today that will change the ‘we don’t do things like this’ attitude in your business?

Do you love change or does it drive you crazy?

Most people like change when they implement it themselves. Sadly life doesn’t always happen the way we like it, does it?

So what do you do when life throws you something that is not appreciated? There are two ways to handle these issues. One is to give up. The other is to enjoy the change because you know that it gives you an opportunity to increase your abilities. As Peter Drucker said; “The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.”

When are you going to search for change?

How will you respond to this change?

How can you exploit the change to make your business better?