Change Enthusiasm Global

This is important. Stay with me, line by line. Which would you rather have: a penny ($0.01) that doubles daily for 31 days or $5 million right now? Don’t do the math; just blurt it out – what’s your first response?

The pace of change continues to increase as our world becomes more complex, ambiguous, and uncertain driven by COVID ripple effects, evolving customer and consumer behaviors, social unrest, political division, AI/tech integration…just to name a few. In our work environment, change is pouring in on unrelenting waves with higher-level complexity and magnitude.

The words you say to the tone of voice you use and the body language during the conversation, body language is the critical communication modality, accounting for 55 percent of the interpretation of the communication.

Attitudes and mindsets at work are contagious. The sooner you identify, discuss, learn from, and accept each individual’s reaction to change, you can actively choose to either stop the negative spread or encourage a positive attitude.

If you wish to create a safe space in your cohort, office, or organization, you are where this safety begins and ends.

Whether you believe trust is built over time or inherent and only to be lost, trusting that you will follow through and do what you say you will do is an absolute necessity for setting realistic intentions.

The series addresses why these spill into your professional life. The themes of personal reflection and awareness of choices repeat in both articles.

One of the greatest afflictions of being human is believing in destination happiness. You know the phrases, “I’ll be happy when,” or “Once I have X, I’ll make some changes,” or “I don’t have time for that, but when things slow down, I will do…” I’m sure you’ve heard of an abundance vs. a scarcity mindset, but why do we keep talking about it? Intellectually having a scarcity mindset isn’t great. Still, it also feels just so darn natural.