Getting Over your Fear of Change

As a child, I was enrolled in a Dual Language Academy in a public school from Kindergarten until Fourth grade. In Fifth grade, my parents let me know they were going to pull me out of the Academy and therefore I would be placed into regular classes with students I had never met before. To me, this was the most terrifying, world ending change. I remember crying to my parents and telling them I wouldn’t be special anymore if I moved. I was so worried about what others in and outside of the Academy thought of me that I didn’t take a minute to breathe and realize that this change was for the better and would overall be the catalyst for my lack of fear of moving and changing.

Because my parents taught me so young that moving, changing and expanding was positive, now as an adult I see it the same way. New opportunities and changes would not come your way if you were not ready for them. Many opportunities only come once in your lifetime and your fear of change is ultimately the thing that will get in the way of your own growth. If you are afraid of moving away from family or friends, they will always be there. Now, if your family or friends don't support you, then that says more about them and their character than it does about you and about what this offer could do for your life. Change is scary, yes but ultimately it helps us grow and morph into better, more well rounded and open individuals. We were not made to live in the same place, doing the same job, and only ever interacting with the same sets of people our whole lives. No matter what age of life you are in, opportunities for career advancement and new relationships, will always be coming and if they are going to help you ultimately come out of your shell and grow as a person, then why not take a leap and say yes?