BY SHARON VAN ARNEMAN
No one will argue that change can often be hard; but by the same token, everyone will agree that change is also necessary to bring about the results we want to see. So if you are fed up with the status quo, let these quotes by famous people, who were daring enough to get up and be the change they wished to see, inspire you to stop with the excuses already and start taking initiative.
(1) We are products of our past, but we don’t have to be prisoners of it. (2) Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. (3) We are the ones we have been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. (4) Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at will change. (5) Stepping onto a brand new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation, which is not nurturing to the whole person. (6) What you’re supposed to do when you don’t like a thing is to change it. If you can’t change it; change the way you think about it.
(7) If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. (8) For what it is worth: it is never too late or too early to be whoever you want to be. (9) They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. (10) Maturity is when you stop complaining and making excuses, and start making changes. (11) Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to wait for; it is a thing to be achieved. (12) Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over, instead of craving control over what you don’t.
(13) You never change your life until you step out of your comfort zone; change begins at the end of your comfort zone. (14) Even if you cannot change all the people around you, you can change the people you choose to be around. (15) Don’t confuse poor decision-making with destiny. Own your mistakes. It is okay; we all make them. Learn from them so they can empower you! (16) Change may not always bring growth, but there is no growth without change. (17) You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.
(18) People who lack the clarity, courage, or determination to follow their own dreams will often find ways to discourage yours. When you change for the better, the people around you will be inspired to change also, but only after doing their best to make you stop. (19) When people are ready to change, they change. They never do it before then, and sometimes they die before they get around to it. You can’t make people change if they don’t want to, just like you can’t stop them when they do want to change. (20) The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday.
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