Change is constant and permanent- Reinvent yourself.

The other day, I was reading an article in a magazine on ‘Why Reinvention is necessary for an Organization to sustain and succeed in Business’. The writer had stressed upon various issues stating as to why an organization, needs to keep reinventing itself, to compete with its competitors and to sustain in the business as well. That is when a thought crossed my mind. Is reinvention necessary only for an organization? Is it not necessary for the individual? As the saying goes ‘The only thing that is constant and permanent is change’. As an individual, it is essential for us to keep reinventing ourselves, to succeed in life and also to compete with our own selves.

It is necessary for an individual to keep learning new skills and acquiring more knowledge.  It is sometimes amazing to hear people in their fifty’s and sixty’s, talk about a new Application or a Tool relating to some software and the younger generation not making head or tail of it. It is equally amazing to come across some people, who are resistant to change and are happy being in their comfort zone. As long as you are happy and satisfied in your comfort zone, everything may seem just fine. But never give yourself a chance to complain in the future, that you should have probably taken that opportunity to reinvent yourself and change. Just as how an overhauling would do much good to a car, enabling it to perform better, similarly reinventing oneself would do as much as good to the individual. It will open the doors of opportunity and widen the spectrum of learning and experience.

At one point in life, we all reach that cross road where we are undecided and confused with the way our career or life is going. There are some, who would have made it in their careers and achieved all their dreams and yet would have reached that point of saturation and boredom, not knowing the next course of action. There are others, who may have not been as successful in making a career for themselves and are confused and disappointed with the way their life has taken them.  It is at this stage, that people realize that probably they should have taken the effort to reinvent themselves. But then it becomes too late when things have gone beyond control. When we resist change, it creates internal conflict. It leads to low self esteem and lack of confidence.  Never give an opportunity to complain about yourself. Opportunities are plenty. Make use of them.

I should confess here that it was this process of reinvention, which opened the opportunities for me as a blogger. All along I had been happy in my comfort zone, being the dutiful homemaker. But then I realized that apart from being a homemaker I need to do something extra to make myself happy. It was this reinvention, which has now given me the identity as a writer and blogger.

Reinventing oneself allows us to consider things from different angles. We do not lose our original identity but just add another dimension to it. It helps us to snap out of our boredom and monotony. It transforms us an individual and we can look forward to something new. Be it at workplace or at home, do not shy away from learning something different. The point is to learn and do something ‘Out of the Ordinary’.

Visualize how you want to see yourself 3 years down the line and not 10 years. Be practical in your dreams and goals. 10 years is a long way to go.

Strive to achieve your dreams and aspirations. Keep constantly looking out for opportunities to reinvent yourself, so that you will not become redundant.

It always seems impossible until it’s done. Nelson Mandela.

Be patient with yourself. Reinvention does not mean, performing miracles in a day or two where you learn the new skills in a day’s time and master it in a week’s time. Go slow but be steady. One day when you pause to reflect about how much you have evolved as a person, you will find a happier YOU!

Don’t worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition. Reinvent yourself. Abraham Lincoln.