Change or Lose a Potential Success

I have previously written about discovering your passion and finding what it is that gets you going.

I find it easy to identify that which turns me off, but so much harder to really find that niche that gives enough of a challenge to stimulate my senses but not so much to stretch me beyond breaking point.

Find somebody in their niche and you will find somebody satisfied. The rest of us seem to be striving to get through what's on our plate or just pacing ourselves to keep going through the mundaneness of the daily motions.

To move on or rather out of those scenarios, requires a conscious decision to change, an attitude of faith that there is something better and a commitment to follow through on the decided actions.

Change is scary. There is a sense of comfort in the status quo, no matter what that status may be. It's that fear, that often keeps us where we are.

Change can be exciting; crossing that threshold from the status quo to embrace your intended destiny.

Change comes with a requirement to open your mind to new opportunities, experiences and interaction with new people. Change doesn't mean leaving everything you know behind, but rather an opportunity to shed the parts of your life you need to, to make your life 'greater'. Limit bringing along the baggage and negativity that pulls you down from where you should be. Baggage can be in the form of a bad experience, a poor track record/history, toxic people and relationships, poor self-esteem or just a plain bad attitude. The important thing is to take with you is the lesson learnt from that experience, so as not to repeat previous mistakes.

The reality is, that sometimes a change-decision results in a complete disaster although every possible mitigating action was implemented. There is always risk in change. No one can convince me otherwise. There is no 'sure-thing' in this world. However, I do believe there is a 100% chance of loss if we don't take risk and make change-decisions. We lose out on our potential success by staying exactly where we are. I don't for one instant say throw caution to the wind and start something without the right planning and consultation. Remember 'we can't all be Bruce Springsteen'! I have certainly made decisions and done things I regret, even some I am embarrassed of and I wish I could 'undo' all of them. Such is life and no amount of wishing or dreaming will ever change my past. I have to accept responsibility for my actions and move on. There's even a lesson in that; every decision and action you make comes with accountability and taking responsibility for your actions for both the favourable and disastrous outcomes. Don't hide behind blaming others or circumstances. Own your actions and decisions. Hopefully then, a bit more consideration will go into each choice and action you take, recognising that however the change-decision pans out, it is still autographed by you and is represented in full by your real character.