Change is a part of life and it is something that each one of us whether we like it or not, is going to have to deal with. From the time we are born, up to adulthood and so on, life is full of changes so it is important that we understand first of all, that we need to embrace change and know why and how to embrace change the effectively.
First of all, there is an irony of change because there are very few things that are constant and change happens to be one of those constants. So by that, I simply mean that it is inevitable that we are going to face changes in different areas of our lives whether on a personal level, our careers, families, relationships, businesses, or whatever it may be, life is full of change and so I call it the irony of change because, it is constant and guaranteed for life to throw changes at us all around. Now, change will always happen and we can choose to either embrace it or reject it.
Embracing change is simply acknowledging its existence and accepting to make the necessary adjustments to accommodate it. Some people refuse to make adjustments and others choose to live in denial about the changes that may be happening around them, so when we are dealing with embracing change, we first of all need to acknowledge it do something about it. But the first stage to doing something about change is the acknowledgement. We need to acknowledge it and then make the necessary adjustments and this takes us into adaptability.
As human beings we need to be adaptable to situations and changes. For example, you may have been living in a particular part of the world and you may have relocated to a different part of the world entirely and the new environment comes with its own set of changes so for example, if you have got kids then it could be the kind of schools that your kids would have to go to, the education system may be very different, the culture of the place may mean that all your kids may not be able to do certain things that they were used to doing in the other country or in the other region. So, how effectively we are able to adapt to change will inevitably determine the quality of the outcome that we have. If we embrace change effectively then we will get the rewards of those changes that other people may not be able to enjoy.
Embracing change gives us a chance to actually have a say in whatever change that may be happening around us. By that I mean, it gives us a voice and positions us to be able to also make decisions. For example, in your workplace maybe there has been a new takeover and now there are going to be some new changes taking place there. Now, how you choose to embrace that change is basically going to determine what happens with you in that organization in the months to come, you may keep or lose that position, or even be promoted.