Comments on: Suffer More to Change Faster http://www.blog.neverthesamerivertwice.com/2007/08/24/suffer-more-to-change-faster/ Tools for Personal and Organizational Change Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:25:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Patricia - Spiritual Journey Of A Lightworker http://www.blog.neverthesamerivertwice.com/2007/08/24/suffer-more-to-change-faster/comment-page-1/#comment-316 Patricia - Spiritual Journey Of A Lightworker Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:21:54 +0000 http://www.blog.neverthesamerivertwice.com/2007/08/24/suffer-more-to-change-faster/#comment-316 First of all, I love the name of your blog. Great idea. I have a friend who I have chosen to leave behind recently because I am growing and she is unwilling to come out of her comfort zone. I tried forcing her out of her comfort zone before, oh yeah, I remembered, I can't do that for another person. I can only move forward at my own pace. I cannot capture and take hostage of other people even when "I" think it is for their own good. That was a little bit arrogant of me wasn't it. Don't want to do that. For awhile, I was "kind" enough to keep her company. (I hope you can tell where I am being sarcastic.) When I realized what I was doing, I stopped. Then I offered an invitation that if she wanted to travel with me she could. We still have contact but not the closeness of best friends that we were. We talk once a week instead of daily. I still love her. I just am not going to allow my life to go forward without me. Hope you are having a glorious day. First of all, I love the name of your blog. Great idea. I have a friend who I have chosen to leave behind recently because I am growing and she is unwilling to come out of her comfort zone. I tried forcing her out of her comfort zone before, oh yeah, I remembered, I can’t do that for another person. I can only move forward at my own pace. I cannot capture and take hostage of other people even when “I” think it is for their own good. That was a little bit arrogant of me wasn’t it. Don’t want to do that. For awhile, I was “kind” enough to keep her company. (I hope you can tell where I am being sarcastic.) When I realized what I was doing, I stopped. Then I offered an invitation that if she wanted to travel with me she could. We still have contact but not the closeness of best friends that we were. We talk once a week instead of daily. I still love her. I just am not going to allow my life to go forward without me. Hope you are having a glorious day.

]]> By: Maria Gajewski http://www.blog.neverthesamerivertwice.com/2007/08/24/suffer-more-to-change-faster/comment-page-1/#comment-178 Maria Gajewski Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:47:00 +0000 http://www.blog.neverthesamerivertwice.com/2007/08/24/suffer-more-to-change-faster/#comment-178 That's great imagery, Rick! American culture in particular likes to jump very quickly from seeing a problem to fixing it. In most cases it is very important to really define the problem and uncover root causes - in other words, living with the pain for a while - before you have enough information to strategize. That’s great imagery, Rick!

American culture in particular likes to jump very quickly from seeing a problem to fixing it. In most cases it is very important to really define the problem and uncover root causes – in other words, living with the pain for a while – before you have enough information to strategize.

]]> By: Rick Maurer http://www.blog.neverthesamerivertwice.com/2007/08/24/suffer-more-to-change-faster/comment-page-1/#comment-177 Rick Maurer Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:34:06 +0000 http://www.blog.neverthesamerivertwice.com/2007/08/24/suffer-more-to-change-faster/#comment-177 Maria – I agree with the premise of Suffer More. I work in organizational change and the same thing applies. In most organizations it takes an intense dissatisfaction with the status quo to get people to change. And organizations usually skip over this crucial step and move right to action – planning and implementation – and then wonder whey they meet with so much resistance. Some talk about how people need to see the burning platform. I disagree. If I merely see a burning platform, I might be a bit curious. I might call 911, but, that’s about it. But, if I am standing on that platform and I begin to feel the heat coming up around my toes, now I’m ready to move. Rick Maurer www.changemanagementnews.com Maria –

I agree with the premise of Suffer More. I work in organizational change and the same thing applies. In most organizations it takes an intense dissatisfaction with the status quo to get people to change. And organizations usually skip over this crucial step and move right to action – planning and implementation – and then wonder whey they meet with so much resistance.

Some talk about how people need to see the burning platform. I disagree. If I merely see a burning platform, I might be a bit curious. I might call 911, but, that’s about it. But, if I am standing on that platform and I begin to feel the heat coming up around my toes, now I’m ready to move.

Rick Maurer
http://www.changemanagementnews.com

]]> By: Get Excited to Change Faster http://www.blog.neverthesamerivertwice.com/2007/08/24/suffer-more-to-change-faster/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Get Excited to Change Faster Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:46:27 +0000 http://www.blog.neverthesamerivertwice.com/2007/08/24/suffer-more-to-change-faster/#comment-132 [...] Suffer More to Change Faster [...] [...] Suffer More to Change Faster [...]

]]> By: Maria Gajewski http://www.blog.neverthesamerivertwice.com/2007/08/24/suffer-more-to-change-faster/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Maria Gajewski Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:39:48 +0000 http://www.blog.neverthesamerivertwice.com/2007/08/24/suffer-more-to-change-faster/#comment-122 Thanks for sharing your story, Brooke. You could also turn it around to say that you were motivated to change by your desire to be healthy during pregnancy. Which just so happens to be the subject of my next post! Thanks for sharing your story, Brooke. You could also turn it around to say that you were motivated to change by your desire to be healthy during pregnancy. Which just so happens to be the subject of my next post!

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