Morning Motivator - You Can't Choose to Change

"Change is inevitable. Growth is optional."
- Scarlett Leadership Institute Poster

Have you RECENTLY said, "I need to CHANGE (blank) in my work, life or health?" How often do you talk to YOURSELF about what you must DO to get ahead?

As I was gazing at the above quote on the wall this morning, I thought about our ABILITY to change. Really, do we EVER change? Are you a different person in thought processes, personality or your HABITS? Likely not. So what can you DO?

By RECOGNIZING that you are NOT changing your "person," you OWN the fact that you CAN better your thought processes, personality and HABITS! Through SEEKING growth to ENHANCE our best traits and MITIGATE our lesser offerings, we are able to ENHANCE your ability to MANAGE change.

Understand CLEARLY that change is NOT waiting for you, nor do you have control over it, RATHER you have the ability to LESSEN its negative effects and take advantage of the OPPORTUNITIES that are generated as a result of change.

2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
Now we AGREE that CHANGE is not your choice and growth is... let's talk about how to do it!

I believe there are 4 Areas of Growth that can be identified to help you surf the change waves:
1. Self Education - read more, attend more seminars, write documentation about how you would do something better.
2. Structured Education - attend college classes, leadership programs, online courses
3. Leadership Development - join a leadership group, start a community project, sub-chair a fundraiser
4. Mentored Development - find someone whom you would like to mimic and pick their brain; seek professional, personal, financial, health, spiritual

When you are able to DEVELOP a process I each of the 4 areas above, you will have a DYNAMIC GROWTH PLAN that will drive you through CHANGE effectively. CHOOSE to GROW and you CHOOSE to SUCCEED!

Cheers,
Zach

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