Everythings changing. The odds are that things will never be the same. There is no "school solution" to change. No such thing as an error free approach. There will be false starts, foul ups, fumblings along. But that is the nature of change. Even when the overall strategy is right, there will be tactical details that get messed up during implementation.

In today's world, business as usual is business as un-usual. That is the norm, not the exception. Change has become the new status quo. Consider your career and take personal responsibility for changing it. During the change you will be faced constantly with a choice of running against the wind or riding the wind. Ride it. Change can be confusing, scary, frustrating and sometime depressing. Don't fight losing battles. Concentrate on keeping the wind at your back. The abilities, skills, knowledge and work habits that served you well in the past may have outlived their usefulness. Shift your priorities to match the changes that are taking place. Be alert. Stay focused. Catch on. Refocus rapidly.

Be purposeful. Look at what is needed now and set about doing it. Action works and help to relieve feelings of fear, helplessness, and uncertainty. Mobilize yourself because you will be the primary architect of your future. Accept the past, focus on the future and anticipate. Stay loose. Remain flexible. Be light on your feet. Instead of changing with the times, make a habit of changing a little ahead of the times.

--Price Pritchett (Various writings)

If you want to succeed in the world, you must make your own opportunities as you go on. The man who waits for some seventh wave to toss him on dry land will find that the seventh wave is a long time coming. You can commit no greater folly than to sit by the roadside until someone comes along and invites you to ride with him to wealth or influence.

-- John B. Gough

The man who reaches the top is the one who is not content with doing just what is required of him. He does more. Every man should make up his mind that if he expects to succeed, he must give the honest return for the other man's dollar

--Harriman