Change

May 5, 2009

red pants, train tracks, rail road, trousers

I’ve been thinking about change lately and it’s really all Matt’s fault. You see, Matt Cheuvront kicked off a series called The Inconvenience of Change over at his blog, Life Without Pants. Over the month of May we’ll be able to hear from some great bloggers including: Akhila Kolisetty, Ruby Ku, Eva Rykr, Carlos Miceli, Grace Boyle, Samantha Karol, Jun Loayza, Shereen Qutob, and Rikin Diwan.

Wait, what? He asked Rikin to guest blog?

Yes, ladies and non-ladies, Matt was kind enough to ask me to be part of this series and you’ll be able to catch my post about The Inconvenience of Change later on this month.

But back to the topic of change. What has always baffled me about change is that it’s actually quite easy to bring about change, especially personal change. In fact, all that is required is that you actually DO something. If you feel too dependent on the internet you could call up and cancel your contract. If you don’t like your circle of friends you don’t have to talk to them anymore. If you need more money you could get a job or four.

The point is, the ability to change is something that we all possess but in many instances fail to exercise. The obvious question that arises from this is, “Why, if we can determine our own actions, do we often find it so difficult to actually bring about change?” As the series over at Life Without Pant’s unfolds I’m hoping we get a number of different answers and insight into this exact question – but feel free to leave us with a few of your thoughts on struggle and success with change here as well.

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  • Rikin, I'm excited about reading your post as well. I agree with you that change doesn't have to be so hard and all it takes is an action to move forward and do something. It's that step and action to move forward that is thwarted. It seems to go in a circle here and of course, each of us are different in how we react or don't react. So the conversation continues... :)
  • Very interested in reading your post when it goes up. I actually have a completely different perspective, so the comments should be really fun!
  • Once again Jun, you and I face the opposite sides of the fence. This is becoming quite constructive. But just to clarify - I only mean that you can conceptually bring about change easily by either doing or not doing something. In every day execution this is much more complicated and difficult.

    My post actually has nothing to do with the this viewpoint on change. Oddly enough I just came up with it while writing up the teaser post.
  • Rikin - this is an awesome and very unique perspective. Change is EASY and IMPOSSIBLE - but it's a struggle within our own psyche. Change is the only constant in our lives, change is all around us, we're faced with change every single day - and it comes down to how we deal with it. Like you said, all we have to do to change is JUST DO IT - which is easier said than done.

    You hate your job and you want to quit - ok? So just do it. But wait - if you do it, you'll be unemployed, finding another job won't be easy, you won't be able to pay your bills. The act of change itself is as easy as easy as saying yes or no - but the results of your actions are always a consideration - THAT is what holds us back - sometimes we get so caught up, too caught up, in the results (or lack there of) that we talk ourselves out of following through with any change.

    So we stick to the routine, we follow the path we're one, we refrain from rocking the boat, we steer clear of the unknown. Such is the path of man - but it's when we change, break away, and strive to be more that we become much more, both personally and in the eyes of others.

    Great thoughts Rikin - can't wait to share your post over on my blog!
  • Can't wait for the post to be shared.

    I remember being at school or during an internship where I thought, "I wonder what would happen if I just got up and left right now." I'm human and had the power to do it but so much was holding me back that it never happened. Fail.
  • Let me be selfish with my comment and say this: thank you.

    Thank you for saying something absolutely new (for me at least), about change.

    This ain't easy, change has been a discussed topic for ages now, but I actually have never thought on change that way. As something SO easy.

    Great thought Rikin, and i can't wait to read your post on Matt's series.
  • Exactly, I think the CONCEPT of change is extremely easy yet we fret
    and we toil over achieving it that it becomes difficult in practice.
    Matt bringing up this topic has led me to wonder - why?

    (Granted, my upcoming post on LWP isn't on this at all.)
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