Change: It Is Time To Do It ::

Howie

E.N.Howie is a native Washingtonian who has been fortunate to experience some life-altering circumstances that have given him a different way to look at challenges. In some circles, he would be described as an eternal optimist. He believes there is a bright side to even the darkest of experiences if you will search for the light. He is a husband, mentor, community-centered individual and a sharer of inspiration.

It’s Time To Change

What did you set out to do on January 1st of this year? Change! I am losing this weight. I’m writing this book. I’m going back to school, I’m getting a different job, and I’m getting a new relationship. Then you fast forward six months, and we only mention the change in passing. Why, when we know we need to improve, do we endeavor to stay the same. It’s simple. Not changing is more comfortable than changing. Physics – energy flows to the point of the least resistance. There are a few reasons people don’t change.

The Uncomfortable

Change is uncomfortable – There are so many things we have to do if we want to change. If we’re going to lose weight, we have to alter our eating, exercise, and be consistent. And if we’re going to keep the weight off, we cannot quit, but turn a decision into a lifestyle. We want to rearrange our financial picture, then we have increased the amount we bring or cut the cost of what we are spending or both. Also, we have to have the discipline to maintain the status we achieve. Towards the end of late 2019, I was involved in something I know I could not be included in any longer. However, if I tell the truth, I knew early 2019, but the change meant new people, new relationships, but I was fond of the family I was leaving. At the beginning of 2019, I was asked to pick one word that would define 2019, and I selected the word, evolve. The word means to move from something simple to something more complex. The bridge from simple to complex involves change.

The Unknown

The fear of the unknown keeps us from change. There are strange results that scare us and even scarier are unknown people.

Unknown results – when we make the change, we don’t get the luxury of knowing how everything will work out in advance. Therefore, we are trading a known result for an unknown. However, we could exchange a bad result for a good or a good result for a better. The other elephant in the room says we could going from good too bad. That’s true, but we will never know the result of change if we don’t change. The modification also brings about unknown people
Unknown people or new people. There are times of change that will bring you into contact with strange, unique, and different people. Now let’s be clear, we are not saying new friends. However, there is the possibility of new friendships, partnerships, or alliances forming. A side note, when you are making serious changes, you will encounter new people.