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Flexibility isbeing prepared for change and having the willingness to do things differently.If a strategy is not working, try something different until you find somethingthat does work. Many times every day you face situations that look different fromwhat you had planned. You could be rigid and continue to do things the same wayover and over. Or you could be flexible and respond by adapting to the changingsituation. Which response is more likely to produce your desired outcome in thelong run? Go on — make achange — try something different People in their eighties and nineties looking back at their longlives have said that their regrets are more often about the opportunities forchange they didn’t take than the onesthey did. More often than not, change pays off. Hockey player Wayne Gretzky putit this way: “You miss 100% of the goals you never try for.”Then why don’t people make more changes? What keeps people fromtrying new things? Comfort? Convenience? Fear of the unknown? Using old methodsfeels easier—even though it oftenisn’t.How well do you handle change? Do you hold on to old ways of doingthings even when you know they don’t work? We all do sometimes. It’s not easyto recognize or admit when something isn’t working. Some people routinely fightagainst change. You’ve probably known rigid, inflexible people who refuse toadapt to new circumstances. But let me ask you: How many highly successful rigid people do you know?What’s flexibility? It’s the capability to adapt to new orchanging situations to obtain the outcome you want. It’s the ability to get offwhat’s not working and find what does work.And it’s a prime ingredient of a successful life in a changing world.WhyFlexibility? Every day we face situations that are different from what weexpected or planned. But we do have choices when this occurs. We can be rigidand stick with a set of behaviors that no longer fit the plan—or we can adaptand handle the situation with flexibility. We all know that life does notfollow a rigid plan. It’s fluid, dynamic, and ever-changing. Staying flexiblemeans having the courage and openness to change when your situation changes.Everyaspect of our lives demands flexibility. You’re running six mornings a week totrain for a tennis tournament but you sprain your ankle; instead of giving up,you swim in the mornings until you heal. You’ve planned lunch with an oldfriend at an upscale bistro, but when you learn that she’s bringing her foursmall kids you opt instead for a burger restaurant with a play area for kids.You’re planting a bed of red roses and need six more to finish, but your localnursery is out of the red variety—you alternate red with white. You get a greatpromotion, but at the same time your mother falls ill, so you defer your job changefor three months so you can take care of her, but while you're there you studyto prepare for your new position. Life can require flexibility in the greatestand smallest of situations. Be ready tochange what you’re doing to reach your goalsFlexibility challenges you to let go of what’s not working and trynew things until you hit upon what does work. It’s hard to recognize—evenharder to admit—when something’s not working. You’ve invested time, money,pride—and you’ve convinced yourself it has to work. To become flexible, developthe ability to recognize when it’s time to let go of an unworkable method andtry something different. It’s hard on the ego, but until you admit you’ve got aproblem, you can’t take the next step. Try these steps to move toward greater flexibility: ·        First, you have to accept the reality of change. Recognize thatit’s normal to change the way you do things because it's inevitable thatcircumstances change. It’s nothing personal—it’s just the nature of life. Thebest plans in the world can become impractical or obsolete. Make it okay forsomething not to work.·        Second, in order to let go of things that aren’t working, learn todetach your ego. We get our pride wrapped up in our methods—we take the needfor change as a personal attack on our intelligence or our ability. Orsometimes we just get stubbornly attached to our way of doing things becauseit’s “our way.” Make sure your ego doesn’t get in the way of your flexibility.Save ego for the results, not the means. Take your work, not yourself,seriously. What you want is more important than looking good.·        Third, challenge your assumptions. In order to see when change isneeded, you have to become conscious of your beliefs about a situation. Don’tjudge (and condemn) alternate paths before you’ve tried them. To increaseawareness of your assumptions, become a rigorous questioner of your thoughts,beliefs, and feelings. Question your authority! Learn to ask yourself, “Why doI think that?”·        Finally, learn to recognize the difference between a plan that’snot working and a temporary setback. When things are not going well it could bebecause the method is bad and doomed to fail, or it may simply be a momentarypause in a massive upswing. How will you know the difference? Your gut willtell you. Tune in to your gut, then measure your results.Newideas don’t come to those with closed minds. When you realize it’s time toreformulate your actions, break yourself wide open. Start by promising yourselfto be wide open to new thoughts. Learn to suspend your assumptions and listenwithout judgment. Brainstorm. Branch out. Get creative. Explore as manypossible solutions as you can. By throwing yourself open to the possibilities,you’ll discover avenues for success that you would never have consideredbefore. You might even find ways to improve things that are working.  If you want to experience whole-life success, learn to dance withchange. To succeed, you have to look for ways to make everything better. Suspend your assumptions, seek new ground, throwyourself headlong into the unknown.Borrowideas from other subjects, other applications. If you can find wisdom in theway a violin is tuned, that same method may apply to the way an annual reportis written. If the patrol method used by Canadian geese to safeguard theirflocks works for them, the same method might work to keep a group ofnine-year-olds safe on a camping trip. Be willing to cross borders, mix andmatch, move methods from one application to another, and stand them on theirheads. Don’t fall back into rigidity if you find a possible solution andit doesn't work. If the old method wasn’t themethod, this new one might not be it either. Be ready to try several newmethods! Assign a deadline to the experiment and give it all you’ve got for theduration. If, in that time, it yields few results, let it go. Complacency is the enemy of success. When you get comfortable, youstop moving forward. You dig in, shut down, doze off, disengage. Your spiritfalls asleep. If complacency is the enemy of success, change is its bestfriend. Change wakes you up, gets you on your feet, and engages you.Butchange for its own sake isn’t what I’m talking about here. It doesn’t work tosimply change things randomly. The rule of thumb when it comes to change is tokeep what’s working—and let go of what’s not. Commit to Flexibility – it'sfun, and it works! Whenyou commit to Flexibility, you’ll discover a side benefit—life’s more fun whenyou're flexible! Being open to change as you meet the unknown can be a thrill!A friend who’s president of a state university told me he knows he’s on track,moving things forward, when he feels a bit of fear. Do you sometimes findyourself tingling with fear? Do you experience that heightened sense ofalertness and readiness that comes with facing change? Excellent! That’s howyou know you’re flexible enough to enjoy the challenge of change—and thesuccess it brings. Affirmations for FLEXIBILITY:·        Ichallenge my assumptions in order to see when change is needed.·        Whensomething isn't working, I try another way.·        Ichange strategies whenever it's necessary to attain my goals. "When you're through changing,you're through."  —Bruce Barton SuperCamp summerprograms fill up fast. Parents, go to www.SuperCamp.comnow to learn about enrolling your son or daughter while space remains.Age-specific programs are available for students in grades 4-12 and incomingcollege freshmen. At the website, you also can get a free eBook that gives you aninside look at what works with teens from a world leader in youth achievement,SuperCamp co-founder Bobbi DePorter.