How to Embrace Change and Thrive: Proven Strategies for Personal Growth

Turn Uncertainty into Opportunity with These Timeless Lessons

“Remember that you are mortal!” whispered his trusted companion during the event where the empire recognized his merits.

We are in ancient Rome, during a triumphal celebration — an event that generally happened only once in a general’s lifetime. Initially, a triumph was a unique event in a person’s life, reserved for truly exceptional achievements and contributions.

Legend has it that a trusted individual stood alongside the general in the triumphal chariot during the celebratory parade, and his sole role was to help the general keep his wits about him by reminding him that everything is fleeting.

Nothing is permanent

“The sky changes, the earth changes, and people change,” says a Cheyenne proverb. “Those who resist change are like stones in the path of a river,” said the wise Lakota.

Far at the edge of the world, another sage teaches us that “Everything in the world is in constant change.” His name is Lao Tzu…