Change is the only constant

05/10/08 18:30 Filed in: Change

Here are my 8 principles of change, learned from direct and observed experience: 1. All change comes at a cost. 2. Change is always harder than you expect, in ways you don't expect. 3. You cannot change one thing about your life without changing other things as well. 4. Change always takes longer than you expect. 5. For change to be enduring, it must be repeated many times. 6. For every reason to change, there is an equal and opposite reason not to change. And vice versa. 7. Change is never finished. 8. You cannot change by yourself; others must and will participate in some way if it is to happen. Consider each of these when you are planning or in the middle of trying to change something in your life.