“When you feel yourself resisting differences, lean into them, instead,
and have fun with what happens.”
Source: Postcards and Pearls: Life Lessons from Solo Moments on the Road
“Resistance to change should be a thing of the past if we could develop growth mindsets and create organizations with growth cultures.”
Source: The Science of Successful Organizational Change: How Leaders Set Strategy, Change Behavior, and Create an Agile Culture
“Man will fight and resist what they do not understand, only the meek seeks to know by humility”
“Most suffering comes from the failure to adapt and a resistance to change.”
“Meaningful, lasting change only happens when the pain of the status quo finally outstrips the fear or the anticipated pain of the change we seek.”
“Some of those who are resisting change most strongly are only doing so because they care. They’re the ones you need to be listening to.”
Source: The Incredible Transformation of Gregory Todd
“The mind is a focusing and decision-making mechanism. We can focus on our spirit and decide to honour the voice of Truth, thus becoming free in the hands of God. Or we can focus on the world and decide to take the path of least resistance, thus becoming puppets in the hands of others. There is no other choice. Both come with a price, but the first brings life and the other brings death.”
Source: The Pursuit of Dreams: Claim Your Power, Follow Your Heart, and Fulfill Your Destiny
“executives are often reluctant to accept the need for change; they may have a vested interest in the status quo, or they may feel that time will eventually vindicate their previous choices. Indeed, when we ask executives what prompts them to seek out blue oceans and introduce change, they usually say that it takes a highly determined leader or a serious crisis.”
Source: Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant
“Der Punkt ist, es hilft, wenn Leute sich gegen die wehren, es gibt allen Hoffnung. Das ist mir früher immer aufgefallen, wenn du es getan hast, Harry.”
“We do not usually surrender the intellectual system of a lifetime for one bit of information that does not fit.”