We don't always stop dancing when the music stops and our song is over. We learn to love our ruts, our comfort zones and fail to notice that the music has stopped and it's time to change.
But it's change that we should always be planning for. The world is not static and neither are companies, projects or even ourselves, so why are we so surprised when the music stops?
We see this all the time with friends changing jobs, moving away, marriages breaking and always try to come up with what went wrong, what reason is there for this occurring.
That's the wrong question. The real question is why does it not occur more often? When should we reject change and when should we adopt it? Too much change and we spin our wheels with undirected motion, too little and the world moves on without us.
Then the music stops. Maybe you did not even notice it and you are still dancing. Maybe when you where dancing you should have learning some other songs or other steps. Did you ever think that it's you and not the song that needed to change?
I myself have gone through a number of major changes (all good, mostly painful) in my life but I've always knew there would be other dances. I don't know when my music will stop (I figure it will be years away), but I'm planning on it.
But right now it's a pretty good song.
But it's change that we should always be planning for. The world is not static and neither are companies, projects or even ourselves, so why are we so surprised when the music stops?
We see this all the time with friends changing jobs, moving away, marriages breaking and always try to come up with what went wrong, what reason is there for this occurring.
That's the wrong question. The real question is why does it not occur more often? When should we reject change and when should we adopt it? Too much change and we spin our wheels with undirected motion, too little and the world moves on without us.
Then the music stops. Maybe you did not even notice it and you are still dancing. Maybe when you where dancing you should have learning some other songs or other steps. Did you ever think that it's you and not the song that needed to change?
I myself have gone through a number of major changes (all good, mostly painful) in my life but I've always knew there would be other dances. I don't know when my music will stop (I figure it will be years away), but I'm planning on it.
But right now it's a pretty good song.
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