Change is never easy and as you mentally challenge yourself to think differently and adapt new systems and ideas -- your #1 challenge will be dealing with yourself. It is important that you learn to manage your mindset as it relates to managing change. This book by Les Brown focuses on dealing with our own fear of change. As Franklin D. Roosevelt stated, “There is nothing to fear but fear itself.” Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. The person who hasn’t made mistakes hasn’t accomplished anything. Have a YES, I can attitude and NO, I can’t aptitude. Continue to upgrade your skills and manage your fears by writing down the worst-case scenario and then tackling each of those fears. Keep your energy positive and only surround yourself with positive people that will fuel your desires.
Les gives a great analogy of a young man that was terrified of this big, scary dog. Every time he walked by the house, the dog terrified and paralyzed him. One day, the dog got loose and began chasing him. He ran as hard and fast as he could to get away from the dog. He finally decided to just stop running and face his fear. When he turned around and saw the barking, drooling and terrifying dog approach him, he realized that the dog had no teeth. The whole time he was afraid of a toothless dog. Many times, we fear that toothless dog.
Les discusses dealing with change by not sweating the small stuff because at the end of the day, it is all small stuff. We are all the directors of our own movie. The movie you are in right now has been created by your thoughts, your beliefs, and your actions -- you as the star and director can control your script.
-Bellaria Jimenez
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