We need to rethink this equation. We need to prioritize our time and energy to anticipate and prepare for the inevitable resistance to the changes we're making. We must develop strategies that will help us manage that resistance to ensure a successful outcome of the change. Our Commitment to the Status Quo Resistance is the main reaction to change. Consider it thumb sucking for grown ups.
Human beings are creatures of habit.
Left to our own devices, some of us would initiate change, but most of us would prefer to retain the status quo. Not because we're lazy or stubborn, but because we're human. The status quo is a known entity, and we like it that way. Most of us don't deal well with the unknown. The unknown is scary, it makes us feel out of control, insecure, and generally as if we would like to go to bed, pull the covers up over our head, and stick our thumb in our mouth.