Comments on: On Change http://www.to-done.com/2005/06/on-change/ Working To Live Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:04:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: monkey dancing shadow http://www.to-done.com/2005/06/on-change/comment-page-1/#comment-211 monkey dancing shadow Wed, 15 Jun 2005 03:20:33 +0000 http://www.to-done.com/2005/06/on-change/#comment-211 Around a 2 years ago, when i was panicking about some important public speaking to a room full of an unkown audience, it was explained to me by a kindly mentor that the physical effects of fear and excitement are one and the same. It's how we choose to interpret the physical feeling that makes all the difference. Since that eureka moment, it's been relatively easy to mentally "reframe" (such a great NLP metaphor) my fear into excitement when any change or new experience is imminent, and i am definitely not the insecure little boy i once was because of it. Around a 2 years ago, when i was panicking about some important public speaking to a room full of an unkown audience, it was explained to me by a kindly mentor that the physical effects of fear and excitement are one and the same. It’s how we choose to interpret the physical feeling that makes all the difference.

Since that eureka moment, it’s been relatively easy to mentally “reframe” (such a great NLP metaphor) my fear into excitement when any change or new experience is imminent, and i am definitely not the insecure little boy i once was because of it.

]]> By: Michael Brown http://www.to-done.com/2005/06/on-change/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Michael Brown Tue, 14 Jun 2005 21:52:04 +0000 http://www.to-done.com/2005/06/on-change/#comment-208 Most people do fear change. I actually wrote a couple of Blogs about it a couple of months ago. http://www.solutionsathand.ca/blogs/2005-04-12 http://www.solutionsathand.ca/blogs/2005-04-19 Those came about from having moved to a new location, and having to adapt to new routines and ways of working in the new space. I had also recently found out that a friends home had burned down completely, and that she and her family were having to rebuild from scratch. Change isn't easy, but if we face our fears head on, we have incredible opportunities for growth. "That which does not kill you makes you stronger" is very true, as is the fact that we don't value things that are easily acquired; we tend to value things that we really have to work hard for. Take care! Most people do fear change. I actually wrote a couple of Blogs about it a couple of months ago.

http://www.solutionsathand.ca/blogs/2005-04-12
http://www.solutionsathand.ca/blogs/2005-04-19

Those came about from having moved to a new location, and having to adapt to new routines and ways of working in the new space. I had also recently found out that a friends home had burned down completely, and that she and her family were having to rebuild from scratch.

Change isn’t easy, but if we face our fears head on, we have incredible opportunities for growth. “That which does not kill you makes you stronger” is very true, as is the fact that we don’t value things that are easily acquired; we tend to value things that we really have to work hard for.

Take care!

]]> By: Geoff http://www.to-done.com/2005/06/on-change/comment-page-1/#comment-207 Geoff Tue, 14 Jun 2005 21:08:40 +0000 http://www.to-done.com/2005/06/on-change/#comment-207 <blockquote>How, then, to overcome these factors? ... Unless you work on it, brain fitness often begins declining at around age 30 for men, a bit later for women. "People mistake being active for continuous learning," Merzenich says. "The machinery is only activated by learning. People think they're leading an interesting life when they haven't learned anything in 20 or 30 years. <i>My suggestion is learn Spanish or the oboe.</i>"</blockquote> This is a pretty great piece of advice. A very interesting article as well.

How, then, to overcome these factors? … Unless you work on it, brain fitness often begins declining at around age 30 for men, a bit later for women. “People mistake being active for continuous learning,” Merzenich says. “The machinery is only activated by learning. People think they’re leading an interesting life when they haven’t learned anything in 20 or 30 years. My suggestion is learn Spanish or the oboe.“

This is a pretty great piece of advice. A very interesting article as well.

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