Change….

A tornado from nowhere, tsunami, hurricane, accident. Soil erosion, water levels, seasons, growth and aging.

All of these factors cause change. In human life. We change, grow, develop for better or worse in the process of life. Until one fine day, the eternal change removes us and then the traces, from being human on this earth. That again causes change in lives of our loved ones...and change. They move on.

What kind of change is more sustainable and digestible? The tornado type or the soil erosion type? From my perspective, it would the soil erosion type. It is not sudden, not drastic, not supremely disruptive. Yet, we are aware, it happens, is disruptive to the existing thing, and one day, in time, there will be something different than what is. New sand on the beach caused by erosion. Increased water levels and melted snow peaks. Hotter summer and warmer winters. We do see/feel traces of the change as it happens….right?

What makes me think about change today? A change that is not happening.

Well I had been discussing some potential proposals that could change stuff for the better. People listen, agree, understand, sympathize and are not going anywhere. So what happens when we are stuck in the past, a 15 years earlier time frame, style and presentation, and the rest of the world is sprinting onto 2015 with vigor and enthusiasm? When we hit stagnation in growth, and do not plan to change with time, a negative change, deterioration starts happening. The history that built momentum becomes the historical past.

What can we do? Any monumental change is not possible in a day. Start slow. Look around. Listen. Start little. Alexander the great conquered nations by starting at the peripheral territories. Start changing small peripherals, move slowly forward. When the peripheral change gains visibility, that becomes the proof of concept for the bigger change. Do not hold on to something that worked for you 15 years ago.

Revisit, review and revamp to rejuvenate. Embrace change.