Happy Thanksgiving! Not only is it a wonderful day for family, food, and fun – it also kicks off the most wonderful time of the year, as originally sung by Andy Williams
Thanksgiving is often considered a selfless act. Of course, when done right, it is. It is often thought of as self-reflective. It’s passive. No – Thanksgiving is active. Even when your body is still, your mind is in motion. It creates an emotion.
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Some time ago, the World Bank released a high level report called Lifelong Learning in the Global Knowledge Economy (PDF). It highlights the importance of soft skills – i.e. brains, not brawn, in today’s world. It’s the revenge of the nerds!
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While it’s written about developing countries, there’s an important reminder in the report for all of us – we need to update skills continuously. Lifelong learning is the new learning. Read more
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There’s a great page on the Emory University site called They Did Not Give Up. It shows things that were said to, or situations that were faced by, a number of famous people.
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We work to get to that comfortable spot, and we want to stay there.
“Nothing is certain except death and taxes.” Ben Franklin
We think he got it wrong, not in the message, but in the semantics. We think he should have explicitly included change as something that is certain, rather than making it implicit in his quote.
Will you lead or follow? Even when it’s change that we’re creating ourselves, it can be scary. But it’s especially frightening when it’s a surprise.
For example, picture Jane telling her boss that she’s accepted a new position. She’s going to experience change. But isn’t that more comfortable than Jane’s boss telling her that her job is being eliminated?
It’s better to be a leader of change than a follower.
Who’s in control? However, you can’t always control change. What you can control all the time is how you choose to respond to it.
You can also try to anticipate it. For example, as technology continues to develop, change is occurring more and more rapidly. Isn’t it safe to assume that this will continue?
So you have a choice to make. You either develop the skills to anticipate change so you get ahead of it or you just respond to it, after the pain becomes too great to do anything else.
Bigg action item – Separate the change into fads and trends There are fads and there are trends. Fads come and go, so don’t worry about them. Trends are long-term. Get on board with them.
Divide a sheet into two columns – one called “Fads” and the other called “Trends”. In your chosen career, think about the things affecting your industry. Now start putting those changes into the appropriate column.
What will affect your future income? Something will – for good or for bad!
Is it a short-term phenomenon? Or is it likely to continue? You can position yourself properly by seeing the change coming.
What opportunities will be created? What skills will be important? Do you have them? Can you get them?
Develop a plan for what you need to do to position yourself to take advantage of the trends. Where do I get this information? We’ll look at two examples. Search for the name of your industry followed by the word “association”. For example, “beauty salon association” yielded a half-dozen or so associations in Google.
Race car drivers know that their tires need to get a good grip on the track. We also need a good grip – a grip on what’s most important. Then focus on that one thing.
One task at a time Keep one task in front of you and get it done. Then move on to the next. It’s hard to work efficiently when you’re trying to do more than one thing at a time. Get a grip – focus on the most important task you need to accomplish – and then move on to the next one.
One goal at a time What’s the next step that leads to the life of your dreams? Focus solely on accomplishing that one thing. If you have too many goals, you won’t achieve any of them. Get a grip – work on getting to the next level – and then move on to your next goal.
One change at a time Take a clue from crafty old Ben Franklin. 95 He had a list of thirteen virtues] that he wanted to make part of his life. He found that he didn’t see much, if any, improvement when he tried to change them all at once. So he decided to focus on only one of them each week. When he started doing this, he saw meaningful progress. One day at a time Yesterday is gone forever. Learn from it and move on. You can’t change tomorrow unless you change today. So focus on making the most of today. That’s not that hard. If you focus on the most important things today, you’ll keep moving closer to bigg success!
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There’s a great page on the Emory University site called 
Change. A word that sparks fear in many people.
Race car drivers know that their tires need to get a good grip on the track. We also need a good grip – a grip on what’s most important. Then focus on that one thing.