Championing Change

The next couple of weeks sees me writing blogs on the theme of change. Why? Because this year has been a massive year of change for me. But change, whilst it is super scary is really good for us. Sometimes it can take a lot of courage to make positive changes for fear of losing the safety net, for what has always been comfortable. But nine times out of ten, in hindsight, it’s always been the best thing to happen. Sometimes changes go against the norm too, and this in particular, can stop many people moving forward. Hopefully this teeny tiny series of blogs can help you look at change in a different light, or even make a change you’ve never dared to do.
A lot of this year has been chosen change. A lot of risk taking. I started the year unemployed, just out of a relationship and living in Leicester, and now I am happily employed, living in a new place with lots of exciting possibilities and meeting lots of new people, as well as being excited at the prospect of being in a new relationship. I got stuck in a rut and I actively changed it. It was hard work, but I got there. But with all this exciting new change, I noticed a lot of vulnerabilities coming to the surface. I guess that’s what new stuff does to you. It knocks you out of your comfort zone. But I guess what I am trying to say is, that at moments I have felt vulnerable and out of place, I have tried to remember why I am doing it and that it is all part of the ‘process’ of change. And that’s what everybody should do and accept. I have zero patience so I expect everything to happen overnight, but in reality, things like meeting new people and settling into new places take time. Easy does it.

True that. There have been several times in my life where, had I not taken that ‘bold’ step, my life could have been so different. Working at Disneyland Paris, coming out, starting am dram, writing blogs and so much more! I have always wanted to write a screenplay. Like always. But I have always thought ‘ people like me don’t write screenplays’ or ‘it won’t be good enough’. But I am slowly and surely doing it. Why do we all have fear of failure? Failure doesn’t kill you right? The best and most unexpected things have happened out of daring to change things and I hope to never stop.
I dare you to change something.
