The truth is, the one thing that’s certain in life is that everything changes; sooner or later. Nothing stays the same. I’ll explain why this is actually a good thing. 

Change happens, all the time. I’ll go through some of the most common quotes about change shortly, but first, I just wanted to share my thoughts on things changing, and why it’s actually a good thing. Here’s the deal:

Be it good or bad, it will come to pass.

It will happen no matter how you feel about it. 

You can’t do anything about it.. Knowing this can only give you a deep sense of peace and of letting go of the ‘control’ of the world as it were. You can control how the world changes, more on that later..

The one thing you can know about the world is that nothing lasts forever, everyone has to die at some stage, and if things are meant to change, they will. There are always opportunities within these changes.

Often, things you think will last forever can fall away at a moments notice, but the one thing to remember about it is that most things we have no control over, and therefore shouldn’t need to stress about. All we can do is control how we react to situations and changes in the world..

Let’s take an example of how everything changes, say you’re running late for work, and you are worried about not being able to complete your project in time, do you really need to worry about this?

No.

Just do your best, with what you have and if you don’t get it done, learn from that and work harder or faster for the next time. Remember that although everything changes; you can control how you;

  • Think: How you think towards a situation will not only affect your emotions, but it affects future situations as well.
  • Feel: Again, your feelings are ultimately controlled by you, either consciously or not.
  • Act: Your actions and behaviours are very important.

It’s a losers game to become attached to certain things which naturally change over time, for example a job, or a relationship that is failing. These things will fall away and eventually collapse anyway, so don’t resist the change. 

There’s no sense becoming married to your job because the truth is at any time you could decide to change your career or maybe even get fired for being late too many times.

It happens to lots of people and there’s no reason to worry about it. Getting fired could even lead to better opportunities, like giving you the drive to create your own business..

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The best quotes about change

Here are some of the most common quotes about things changing, life changing and things turning into new things. I think it’s super exciting, and hopefully you will too after this. 

1: With every change is an opportunity – Unknown

This is actually one of the most common quotes about change that you’ll find.

The most important thing to remember is that through change there is always opportunity. A chance to do something or experience something different and new.. and in many cases, this is always better.

New things, people and places, generally speaking are better. It gives you the chance to broaden your experience of life. It’s always good to do something new or different.

Most people can give numerous examples of this, like the story about how if they didn’t break up with that one partner they never would have met their dream partner, which is more often a great improvement on the old.

I’m not saying to leave your partner in search of someone better, unless you’re unhappy.

2: New is usually better: change presents new things – Unknown

What I’m saying is that sometimes when something falls apart, or doesn’t go well, there is always a chance to find something that does work, or to discover something better.

How many times have you done something or made a decision and then when you look back realized how much you’ve achieved because of that decision? Many times the best things in our lives happen through chance or the result of change.

Turning points in people’s lives are normally the result of change.

The result of things that have been a certain way for a while coming to an end; just like the famous saying ‘When one door closes, another door opens’. Another thing to remember is this, with regard to change and giving up old habits or starting new ones; here is a quote about change.

3: If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done – Thomas Jefferson

Sometimes the best thing to do with yourself is to just let yourself know everything is going to be okay. Things will always change, no one can stop that, but what you can do is stay positive and focus on what you want.

I love this quote because it forces you to realise that in order to change things, you’ll have to change what you’re doing. It’s amazing how many people really expect their situation to change without them having to do anything.

If you want to earn money, you’ll likely have to change what you’re doing, whether it’s where you’re investing, how much you earn, your career, job or whatever else. If you were already doing the things you needed to be doing, you’d already be earning the money you want to be earning.

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4: Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself – Leo Tolstoy

This is a good point, and when you think about it what really is change? 

Well, it’s the result of someone thinking about doing something, and then going and doing that thing. So if you want to change your financial situation, the ONLY person who can do that for you is you. You have to change something.

If you want to change your relationship, you’re the only one who can do that (or your partner to some degree). So the ability to change things comes to you. Now, this doesn’t apply to things like situations that happen TO you. Things like you getting laid off, or being in an accident.

5: Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything – George Bernard Shaw

Our minds guide our entire lives. So literally, the thoughts we have control what we do, and therefore what we do. This rings true in so many ways.

Probably one of the most important quotes about change actually, because without being able to change our minds, we can’t even start the process to change the rest of our lives. If we change a thought pattern for example, like ‘I never go to the gym’.

If we change that thought pattern to ‘I always make time to go the gym’, suddenly we’ve given ourselves power. When we’re faced with a situation where we can make a choice, like deciding what to do with our spare time after work, we’re MUCH more likely to go to the gym if we tell ourselves that story.

I hope this bunch of quotes about change has helped you gain a new perspective about change. Don’t worry too much about it, things are going to shift around you but this is actually a good thing!