Change Is The Only Absolute

Change is the only absolute.

This was the subject of a memo I received less than two years into my first job. It came from the president of our small-but-growing agency outlining some sweeping personnel changes designed to improve our offering by tapping into individual skill sets previously unknown or under-used. 

The moves didn’t directly affect my role or responsibility, but it forever changed the way I look at business and the world. It was the single most empowering message I ever received. Fear of the unknown is replaced by a new world of possibilities. Wake up tomorrow with the expectation of change and you will not be disappointed. 

And after 25 years, every day is still a new opportunity. Change or die, indeed.

For me, it was five simple words.

How about you? What has caused you to change the way you see things?