One of the most productive lessons I have had picked up during the late eighties or early nineties is the following inspiring quote from quality guru Dr Edwards Deming:

“It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.”

As I have understood, in order to change for the better and smarter in whatever we do, we just have to take a proactive stance in our personal change process.

Vision, goals and values are important things, and so is a personal strategy formulation, but more importantly, are self-motivation, diligence, discipline and tenacity.

That's to say, we have to force change into our life, consistently and massively, to paraphrase internationally acclaimed peak performance strategist Anthony Robbins.

If we don't force the change upon our own life, we will always remain in status quo.

Naturally, change comes with discomforts and uncertainties, but that's part of life's journey. We are all born to tackle problems and challenges in one way or another.

I have had the opportunity to go through this tough learning curve myself, because had I stayed back in the corporate world during the early nineties, and even if I had won the rat race, I would still be a rat.

That thought wasn't comforting.