A man published his book in the United States of America, only to figure out that 90% of his books are left unsold. He was so disturbed. He felt void. He thought several times to give up. He thought several times to change his career. He thought several times to write another book. He thought several times to free out the books left. At the edge of making the decision, a friend came to visit him. The friend told him to leave the content of the book unedited but change the cover. “I said the cover needs change” he emphasized. They went on to change the cover of the book. A week after the launching of the book, the book won the best and the most rapid selling book in the United States of America.
Remember: the content is the same as the content of the book people refused to buy, but the cover was worked on. That’s the power of change. A success bred by change.
Change is the only constant of life.
Change is the most essential thing required to breed differences.
Difference is what people need to make a better decision.
A better decision is what breeds success.
That’s why we need change!
How can we attain change?
To every change, some goodbyes and welcomes need to be made in life.
We tend to get the same outcome when we mix the same ingredient. And people get tired of eating the same thing over and over again. People get tired of repetitions. Why do you think people smile at a joke they initially laughed at when they first heard it? It is because in the absence of change, there is no invention, and when there is no invention, there is no celebration.
Success doesn’t lie in doing common things with others. It lies in doing common things crowned with the extraordinary. When you do extraordinary things, people find it easier to differentiate because a change is introduced. “When you want to stand before the crowd, you have to take some steps out of the crowd”; that’s an illustration of success bred by change.
Change changes it all! Your worth is being doubted when you make no difference. Change is the only factor that makes someone stands out from the majority to the outstanding. People reckon with the first than the second! So you need to make some changes and overtake the first i.e. making some goodbyes and some welcomes.
BOTTOM LINE: Success is not about being like someone else. The fact is “when two different things have the same function, people make use of just one” so when you are like someone else, people hardly reckon with you because there is no element of change to prove the difference. So make a change now.
Stay blessed.
– AOD Oluwafemi
