Comments on: Can You Spare Some Change? http://kirkweisler.com/t4d/2007/09/18/can-you-spare-some-change/ Chief Morale Officer Kirk Weisler's Thought 4 the Day Thu, 17 May 2012 19:38:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Ben Arroyo http://kirkweisler.com/t4d/2007/09/18/can-you-spare-some-change/#comment-172 Ben Arroyo Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:32:37 +0000 http://kirkweisler.com/t4d/2007/09/18/can-you-spare-some-change/#comment-172 I’d like to share a quick story with you on how I mastered CHANGE. I mother did her best to raise five kids by herself and in doing so, taught me (unbeknownst to me at the time) one of life’s biggest lessons: CHANGE. We moved a lot, from house to house throughout different neighborhoods and sometimes to different states. She moved us around so much, as she latter explained, to find affordable housing. Me and my siblings really disliked moving so much, mostly because of having to switch schools, leaving our friends behind, making new friends, ETC. We soon got used to it and actually anticipated our “next move” with eagerness. We become change managers without even knowing it. Fast forward to the present. How was I going to create a change environment for my own children without moving us around like my mother did? I see so many adults who have such a difficult time with change; I was determined to pass along my lessons to my kids. Here’s how I did it: I started by having my kids switch bedrooms, move down/across the hallway. My wife and kids thought I had gone mad. I continued to have them switch bedrooms every three months or so and soon they were doing it on their own. I did explain the importance of experiencing and accepting change. All is good. So good in fact, my 13 year old daughter is now a CHANGE EXPERT. She rearranges her bedroom furniture on her own and has really embraced change. She’ll do well in the “working world”. I’d like to share a quick story with you on how I mastered CHANGE.

I mother did her best to raise five kids by herself and in doing so, taught me (unbeknownst to me at the time) one of life’s biggest lessons: CHANGE. We moved a lot, from house to house throughout different neighborhoods and sometimes to different states. She moved us around so much, as she latter explained, to find affordable housing. Me and my siblings really disliked moving so much, mostly because of having to switch schools, leaving our friends behind, making new friends, ETC. We soon got used to it and actually anticipated our “next move” with eagerness. We become change managers without even knowing it.

Fast forward to the present. How was I going to create a change environment for my own children without moving us around like my mother did? I see so many adults who have such a difficult time with change; I was determined to pass along my lessons to my kids. Here’s how I did it: I started by having my kids switch bedrooms, move down/across the hallway. My wife and kids thought I had gone mad. I continued to have them switch bedrooms every three months or so and soon they were doing it on their own. I did explain the importance of experiencing and accepting change. All is good. So good in fact, my 13 year old daughter is now a CHANGE EXPERT. She rearranges her bedroom furniture on her own and has really embraced change. She’ll do well in the “working world”.

]]> By: Greg Deamer http://kirkweisler.com/t4d/2007/09/18/can-you-spare-some-change/#comment-170 Greg Deamer Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:58:44 +0000 http://kirkweisler.com/t4d/2007/09/18/can-you-spare-some-change/#comment-170 My favorite lesson on change comes from one of my favorite books (recommended by Kirk) - QBQ! The Question Behind the Question by John G. Miller. Go to the chapter titled "Why Do We Have To Go Through All This Change" (page 28). The story is about a father and daughter flying in a small plane, and how thinking and acting differently (instead of reacting hysterically) can lead you successfully through challenging times. My favorite lesson on change comes from one of my favorite books (recommended by Kirk) - QBQ! The Question Behind the Question by John G. Miller.

Go to the chapter titled “Why Do We Have To Go Through All This Change” (page 28). The story is about a father and daughter flying in a small plane, and how thinking and acting differently (instead of reacting hysterically) can lead you successfully through challenging times.

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If everyone really resisted change, we would all be riding horses instead of driving cars. Progress is evolution meeting need.

Not sure of the source, but I embrace the concept.

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Author Unknown:
Without change, there can be no progress. Without progress, there can be no future.

How true is this..?

]]> By: Suzanne Danis-Harkness http://kirkweisler.com/t4d/2007/09/18/can-you-spare-some-change/#comment-167 Suzanne Danis-Harkness Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:39:07 +0000 http://kirkweisler.com/t4d/2007/09/18/can-you-spare-some-change/#comment-167 If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it. ~Mary Engelbreit John F. Kennedy: Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. If you don’t like something change it; if you can’t change it, change the way you think about it. ~Mary Engelbreit

John F. Kennedy:
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.

]]> By: Marcel http://kirkweisler.com/t4d/2007/09/18/can-you-spare-some-change/#comment-166 Marcel Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:03:53 +0000 http://kirkweisler.com/t4d/2007/09/18/can-you-spare-some-change/#comment-166 <p>If you don't like change, you're going to like irrelevance even less.<br /> [Chief of Staff, U. S. Army]</p> If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance even less.
[Chief of Staff, U. S. Army]

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