From my last keynote with Mines, I articulated three types of change responders:

15% are those that will not change- The Immovables.
Whether through commission or omission, they won't budge, no matter.

50% will be favorable to your change- The Converted.
This is your audience and you need to maintain their interest, alignment, and engagement. 

35% will be the agnostic - The Fence-Sitters and Hecklers. 
These are the people waiting for you to make a mistake, waiting for signs of seriousness or grave consequences for not cooperating with change. Some are resisting and will become the immovables. While some will realize their follies and get converted.

Differentiate the agnostics based on the values, interests/agenda, and emotions pervading the air and craft strategies that would best deal with these factors. 

Do not fear resistance. Resistance is a good sign of engagement. It's the placebo of a foreseeable future. Resisters can be easily dismantled based the logic they provide. Logically, once these issues are addressed, you can expect that initial passion of resistance will wane and people will adapt to their new situation. 

It's important to take a critical look at what you've got: Time/Resources/Risks

Do you all the time and resources in the world to have all these responders engaged until you win them over? Is winning them over the goal?

What constitutes a significant support to move the needle to the new direction?

What risks could you encounter when changing or continuing with the status quo? Which one would hurt the most?  

What engagement interventions will make or break the change process? 

Your call. 

​There is nothing in this world that will not age or become obsolete.

Somehow, somewhere the hands of time will follow its natural order.

My daughter told me a few days ago that I have a lot of greying hair.

It's a fact that I have been greying since I was 18!

Truth be told as we age we face different challenges from different seasons of our lives. 

Ageism is one thing.

Building a legacy is another.

Finding your car keys is another point.

Supporting your parents while taking care of the young ones is a juggling act.

Growing old is a blessing and a gift. 

You'll never know really if you'll reach 50, 60, 90, or 100.

My grandmother who passed away at the age of 94  quietly slipped away contented.

She was ready to go since the age of 85! 

But everyday that accounts for your grey hair means wisdom.

Forty is the new 30, and so on and so forth.

It's the attitude that determines everything.

A life devoid of shame, guilt, and self-imposed misery is the goal to be had. 

Ageing usually comes with maturity and maturity is loving oneself and fully accepting those things that you cannot change. 

There is freedom, levity, and groundedness in aging gracefully. 

We are all aging past our first birthday, anyway regardless of what we do about it.

The question is: Does our everyday lead to grace? 

As part of my decluttering goal these past few years, I'm not buying the following (and haven't bought for years):

Pieces of cheap jewelry

Clothes that do not fit, have to be altered or dry cleaned.

Clothes that needed to be ironed all the time.

High-heeled shoes or anything fancy

Candles 

Storage to store stuff that you won't use for years

More storage to shift around clutter

Plastic food storage that won't last 

Spices that will be used only once in an overly elaborate meal

No more elaborate meals.

Single-use kitchen appliance.

Single-use kitchen gadgets

Books you can borrow from the library or read online for free.

CDs, DVDs, and other electronic files storage that break down easily.

What are you not buying this year or haven't bought in years?

​Tell me....