You Cannot Change People

Ziq
Ziq
Nov 5 · 2 min read

But you can inspire people to make a change.

It starts with you.

Before you can inspire people to change, you have to make the change for yourself.

For example, you are attracted to cleaner and a more minimal approach when organising a wardrobe. So let’s start with yours.

Get rid of old worn out T-Shirts and pants. Throw your most unused clothes in a plastic bag and trash them straight into the bin. Once the declutter is done, assemble the rest of the items into colours or sleeve-types — anything that makes you feel like you can breathe again when looking at your wardrobe.

Do you like what you see?

Show Your Family or Friends

The topic here is certainly not about decluttering your wardrobe. But if you actually like what you see, you can tell people why you like it while you are showing them this.

It may or may not inspire people straightaway, but the appeal will inspire them to gather opinions about it and create their own imagination in their heads.

Change Takes Time

If you want to inspire change to one of your family member, for example, you need to remember that it will take time.

Humans cultivate certain habits as they grow older. And some of us stuck to that habits because we thought it worked comfortably with our lifestyle. It is almost impossible for us to break that chain and cultivate a new kind of habit all too quickly.

You have to let people grow while inspiring them.

Take photos or write a blog, post on social platforms and explain why that certain change helped you. In the process, you are actually inspiring yourself too.

But remember, it must be a good type of change. (;

Ziq
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