Why It’s Never Too Late to Change
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Most people hate change. Some find it stressful, some are scared out of their wits by it, many resist it, few embrace it.
Change doesn’t just move people out of their comfort zone – it gives them the kind of shove. But comfort zones aren’t conducive to growth. Sometimes you just have to get uncomfortable on purpose if you want to move forward.
It’s an inescapable truth (if unpalatable for some) that change is the only constant. Stubbornly hanging on to “the way we’ve always done things” propels you in an entirely different direction – backwards.
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Sadly we live in a society where people are obsessed with youth and looks, and age is seen as the enemy of achievement.
Listen to any sports commentator debating the chances of a nippy 28 year old who’s the “oldest player in the team”. Older workers get sidelined by gung ho Gen Xs and Ys. Advertising is rife with ageist stereotypes. Our language is riddled with derogatory terms like old farts, fossils, crocks, wrinklies, fogies and nana naps.
Live long enough, pay your dues and you too can have labels, judgement and society’s automatic assumption of a use-by date to look forward to.
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