Leadership

Re-post: Change before change gets to you – The Daily PPILL #306

There is nothing worse than getting caught in something that you did not expect, that you did not prepare for.

When you know something is coming, it allows you to build the necessary skills, strength, or resources to be in a better position. In addition, it also allows you to get out of other competing endeavors.

So if that’s settled, let’s look into the other side of things. “The only constant is change”, we say. If we ever had a doubt, the last few years should have dissipated it. In if that is so, the conclusion is that inevitably you are going to be faced with something you were not expecting, and you will be forced to change.

Unless…

You actively seek and introduce change into your life (business, work, etc.).

Changing before change gets to you is the only way to stay ahead of the curve.

As originally published at The ChannelMeister

on May 8, 2023. Please consider sharing and subscribing HERE.
The Daily PPILL is my personal daily blog project. PPILL stands for Purpose, Process, Innovation, Leverage, and Leadership; the themes that I write about, and in my view, indispensable ingredients of any great initiative.

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