‘Change’ is a condition that forces us out of our comfort zone to deal with the unknown things. How would you feel if you open your eyes early in the morning and find that the decor of your room has changed completely? So much so that it does not even look like your room from any angle? I am sure that you will not like it. And you are not alone. 90% of the human race detests change of any sort in the schedule of their daily lives. Let us unravel a few reasons as to why human beings resist change.

Is The Change Necessary

One of the prime reasons as to why human beings resist change is that they do not feel the necessity for the change. It is a common human nature to be hostile towards the change which they have not initiated. In other words, people are very negative towards newness in their world. A new setup tends to upset their daily routine. This is because the human brain takes some time to accept the change and form a familiar pattern towards it. What one does not realize is that the importance or the necessity of a change will not be felt until the change is incorporated into our lives. This will makes us feel the pros and cons of it.

Timing Of Change

At times, there are other goals or targets to be completed than bringing about changes. In simpler terms, the brain or the human body is tuned towards doing something else and taking care of a change is the last thing on his mind. This is also one of the reasons as to why human beings resist change. The timing is always of the importance when a change is introduced. If the timing is wrong, there is a very high possibility that the change might not be accepted. For a change to be accepted, be it personal or organizational, people have to be mentally prepared first.

Make People Understand The Change

Before the introduction of certain newness in the routine of the people, make sure that you prepare them well. Try to feel the pulse of the person or persons on whom the change will have an effect; direct or indirect. Educate them about the benefits of the change and prove to them how the new change will have a positive impact on their life. Not being able to do this basic groundwork is also one of the reasons as to why human beings resist change. They fail to understand why all of a sudden the new practice has been adopted. Since people are apprehensive from the start, even if there are benefits of the change, the human mind simply shuts off and refuses to realize it.

Hating The Messenger

Sometimes the messenger is the culprit and the main reason as to why human beings resist change. People have a negative feeling about the person who informs them of the change and think that he or she is the reason of the change. Such feelings spread like fire and in no time, the entire mass of people are up in the arms protesting against the change. Therefore, always remember to choose a person who is trusted and has immense public goodwill when it comes choosing the messenger or the communicator of the change.

Fear

Fear can be a very big factor when it comes to understanding as to why human beings resist change. In the older routine, everything was fixed and people have worked their own little ways of working in the system. A new change means to unlearn everything and learn new things. This is difficult for a person to do and hence, he tries to avoid such changes. Fears of loosing control, power, money, old connections are all factors of not accepting changes with a smile.

One should accept changes with an open heart. This will enable us to work around the changes even if there are any points to be worked on. There are many reasons as to why human beings resist change but the above mentioned ones are very prominent ones. Tackling these problems can bring in a sea of change as to how people view changes and accept them on their way.

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