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"The Future"

by Simon Verdon
Our world is ever-changing. The speed of that change increases daily and it leaves many of us breathless and concerned.

Achieving security and stability has been a major aim of every one of us since life on Earth began. But there are those who have embraced change...made it happen...and used it to increase their own security. They learned to control the future.

Then there are those who hid from change believing that by ignoring it, they would make change go away. But it didn't - and the future controlled them.

In whatever role we play, we can all influence the future, take part in its design, and become an important part of it.

To do so, we have to be open minded and put aside our natural belief that the way things were in the past is how they should always be. We have to be flexible and accept the ideas of others. Above all, we must have courage - because the future means change...and change can be frightening.

Each of us will play a different part in shaping the future. We all recognise those who have created change throughout history - Columbus...George Washington...Thomas Eddison...the Wright brothers...Amelia Earhart...Eleanor Roosevelt... Martin Luther-King...John F Kennedy...

But we should not forget that, just like the others, Columbus would have remained a dreamer without a crew to support him.

Millions of people throughout the course of history have helped to change the future...the future of organisations...of nations...of the world.

Most of them are just like us. But by opening their minds to the benefits of change, they have taken control of their future...and gained immeasurably from it. If you too can see change not as an enemy, but as a valuable friend, you will control the most valuable prize of all - The Future.