Finding the Courage to Change

Betsy Jordyn, Windermere Design Contributor- Partner

The biggest challenge with change is that we have to give up the familiar and enter into the terrain of the unknown. And this is uncomfortable. For this reason, many of us would rather complain, than change. It is easier to talk about what is going wrong, rather than take the action to do what is right.

Instead of looking at change as a massive mountain to climb, consider what it looks like to take just one step. Have one difficult conversation. Take one small risk. When you practice reaching out and asking for what you want and then taking the necessary actions, you will find yourself propelled on the path you wish to go.

Stop wishing and get moving. Courage isn’t about being without fear. It is acting in spite of it.

Survey Says 

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Last week we asked – Why do we stay in situations that do not benefit us? Sense of comfort with the familiar; lack of vision for other alternatives; consequences of change doesn’t feel worth it; fear of upsetting others and burning bridges; lack of courage to make needed changes.

The majority of you responded “sense of comfort with the familiar” at 37%. “Lack of courage to make needed changes” followed closely at 26%. Only 3% of you cited “lack of vision for other alternatives.