Upon doing some end of year reflections, I think one of the biggest lessons I’ve learned this year is about recognizing my relationship to change—and how that evolves as I grow.
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Several times this year I got stuck and felt inhibited about making change. In those moments I wish I spent more time reminding myself of 2 things.
The downsides of not making change
What happens when I stay the same and take no risks? What am I losing then? Asking myself these questions feels like it rebalances my mind when I so just want to stay put and not change or grow. If I stay the same, there may be some obvious things I retain that make me feel comfortable and steady—but I’m also losing out on some key things. Not making change is not necessarily safer.The exhaustion I experience when I spend too long trying to solve the same problem
What would happen if I made a change and encountered a new problem to solve? If I don’t make change, I stay with the same dilemmas and thinking that I have for a while. But if I push through my inertia maybe I could create a new problem. And maybe that problem will require me to change too but I’ll have some momentum in that department and it won’t be as hard it feels right now.
What do you remind yourself when you’re feeling hesitant about making change?