Comments on: When Change Meets Resistance

By: Karen Swim

Karen Swim — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:08:28 +0000

Alina, this has definitely been a year of change for you but from the sidelines, I have watched you manage it with grace and joy. However, you’re right, change even when we initiate it and it’s good, can be exhausting! I have found that a period of rests helps to settle into those changes and fully enjoy the transformation.

By: Karen Swim

Karen Swim — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:06:05 +0000

Annie, I have a feeling that your hubby definitely knows that he is loved and cherished, as he cheers you on and supports your change. Having gone down that road with a loving spouse, the journey is amazing Annie. Count me in as part of the cheering section!

By: Alina Popescu

Alina Popescu — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:26:16 +0000

Great post, Karen! I have to admit that this year has been one of great changes for me. Almost all aspects of my life have changed ever since April, and although most of the changes were either my decision or happened without my control, it was all for the better. Yet the amount of things happening took its toll on both me and those around me. I’d like to say I have a success recipe, but i’m still kind of adjusting. I could say your post came at exactly the right time
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By: Annie

Annie — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:32:28 +0000

This was a beautiful reminder for me. I am changing as I venture into a healthy way of living. I have been so excited and concentrated on the positive changes occurring that I have forgotten that those around me, especially my hubby, need to know they are still loved and important in my life. Thank you for this post. Loved it…now have to reassure my hubby he is not forgotten
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By: Karen Swim

Karen Swim — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:11:30 +0000

Meryl, doing it your way is your USP and you are rocking it! I like your corporate example because it perfectly mirrors what is happening in companies all the time. Some resistance is healthy, it forces us to examine our ideas and strengthen our proposition but fear based resistance is what leads, in my opinion, to all the unnecessary political roadblocks in corporate.

By: Karen Swim

Karen Swim — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:07:55 +0000

Fred, ooh GREAT point! Enablers are the hidden danger. That would make a great exploratory post. We don’t talk much about that outside of addiction but it’s just as easy to be addicted to comfortable, safe and validation, isn’t it?

By: Karen Swim

Karen Swim — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:05:39 +0000

Hi Heather! Well said! Being stagnant in business can get you left behind pretty fast.

By: Meryl K Evans

Meryl K Evans — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:50:36 +0000

Change lets us know we’re alive and kicking. It shakes up status quo and day to day stuff. Like Brad said — change is harder in a corporate environment. I worked on a team that worked with the capability maturity model. It met a lot of resistance in the beginning, but became a standard a few years later.

That’s what I love about being in my own business. No politics. No fear of proposing something different. Clients hire me to share my experience and expertise. Sometimes they implement it. Sometimes they don’t.

Change prevents boredom. That’s why I won’t pick a single niche like some writers. While it can be a unique selling point (USP), it’d strangle me. Since I can make a living this way — might as well as do it they way I like it. Uh-huh!

Thanks for the great reflection, Karen.
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By: Fred H Schlegel

Fred H Schlegel — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:13:29 +0000

Well said Karen. Sometimes more devious that the resister are those pesky ‘enablers’ who don’t fight you on changing but make standing still just seem more attractive. They’re with you all the way, but would rather you have a seat on the couch next to them.
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