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Catching Butterflies: Resistance to Change

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More times than not, Â Develop an awareness of
change goes hand in what the sources and
hand with underlying causes of resistance are
conflict. Your vision to your proposed change.
of a desirable future
may be someone else's
vision of "pure hell."

Consider all the
resistance. Is it valid
and relevant? Should it
If that someone else affect your own plans?
will be affected by
your proposals for
change, then you can
expect strong
resistance to your
plans.

The "trick" then,
becomes to find out
what resistance
exists, what the
reasons are, and to
make a value judgment
as to whether or not
to accommodate to it.
  Separate your reflecting
into two parts: your own
thoughts, and those of
others.
Change is resisted for Look for any overlap
many reasons. between others' thinking
Externally, it may be and yours? Are there any
caused by a fear of patterns of resistance
the unknown, lack of emerging?
incentives or
involvement, poor
communication,
mistrust of planners,
or different sets of What can you do to
values. minimize the resistance
to your plan? What
possible appropriate
responses or alterations
to your plan can you
make which would reduce
You, yourself may be resistance, but still
unwilling to upset keep your change "on
your present track?"
situation, even though
you are aware of the
benefits to be gained
by a move. Perhaps you
had a bad experience
with a previous
change. Or, perhaps,
you have a case of
pre-decision jitters
and doubts.
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Sometimes the Transition can be eased by
deliberately creating some stability in the
process. Move on to "Comfort Zones: Maintaining
Some Stability
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