Change is constant

Hello!

Today's topic is about

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 (lol, okay, drop this lecture-like introduction). But, yes, it is about change. so let's get started!

Most of us, if not all, know that change is constant. We experience change every single day, every single minute. Change in the workplace, change in school, change at home, and in fact, change in one self. 

There comes a point in time where we all needs to change. Key word: NEED. Change for the betterment, change for our sake, for our own good. The reason for change is? Well, apparently because we need to change to adapt to our surroundings. Our surroundings are always changing with time. Well, duh. Our circumstances are not going to adapt to us, but instead, we have to adapt to them. Well, the fact is simply because only with change can we then live life purposefully. If we're not going to change and expect circumstances to fit in to our expectations, then I'm sorry, you're just hoping for your own fantasy to come true.

So, the first step to change is to...

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Well, believe it or not, only when one leaves the (painful) past behind can one then carry on with the journey. The difference between leaving it behind and carrying it with you is the speed in which you move on in life. By carrying it, it's going to be a very difficult process to change because the past is going to haunt you every minute, and always discourage you to change. All you need to do is really just forget it, turn over a new leaf, and just go on with life!

The second step is to heed your parents' advice.

Well, parents can be annoying to us especially if they constantly nag at us. But, those two human beings are far more concerned about you than anybody else in the whole wide world. (Well of course, God is much more concerned for you compared to them.) So, whatever they said can be painful to the ears, but those words meant more than anything else anybody will say to you. Oh come on! They made you, they brought you up, they're the only ones who really knows you. "You're different than before", they said. You may go about and say, "Nobody knows who I am." Oh, I bet you they do. They're not creating a list of characteristics for you and expects you to follow. They meant well. All they meant was you wereactually once like this, but now you're like that. So you're actually more capable than who are you as of now. So, when they advice, listen. Only by listening to their advice, can you then change in the right way.

The next step is to mix with the right people. 

Believe it or not, peers really do play a significant part in influencing one to change. If the peers are really a bunch of people who aren't really positive about change, well, they're just going to stop you from changing. 

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You want a positive change? Then be with somebody who is positive about Change. Mixing with a bunch of pessimist is just futile. No, I don't mean you need to break all ties with those who are pessimistic. All you need is to make new friends who are optimistic. The latter will motivate you to change, and voila! You'll be changing for the betterment in no time!

The last step is be firm with yourself.

There really is no point if you're just going to be so motivated in one second, and then you gave up changing the next. You want it, you go get it. As cliche as it sounds, you reap what you sow. Be firm. Don't let the words of others discourage you from changing. Don't let the surroundings discourage you. Only you have yourself to keep encouraging themselves.

Alright! Well, I'm not going to say any more, because it is easier said than done. So, I'll be back again next time! Good luck! May the change you want be coming to you smoothly! All the best! Don't worry! Change is okay. Change is good!