Adaptability- An edge to survive and succeed
This is a contribution post by Jasmine Bhatia
Adaptability is the simple secret of survival
Jessica Hagedorn
The ability to manage, mould oneself in different situations, and become one with it is adaptability.
Adaptability requires the attitude to move away from the comfort zone, and stubbornness within self to embrace the fruits of change and move further.
Need for adaptability
- Capacity to handle hardships well – Uncertainty is a part of life. No plan, no moment, no strategy can be fool proof. If there are any tricky times, then acceptance of change helps us sail the hardships in a composed way.
- Become a solutionist– The mind blocks itself to see the resources at hand, opportunities, and alternatives during adversities. However, Adaptability on the other hand makes us learn skills, understand that without change survival gets tougher, and direct us to be solutionist and move on to achieve success
When to become adaptable and instances where adaptability creates a balance
Every time there is a change, adaptability has to be incorporated.
- Seasons change to balance the revolution of temperatures.
- The interests of every person change as per the different stages of his/ her life cycle.
- The food habits change as per health and body demands.
- Priorities change with our age.
- Different work culture and different environment changes with every change in job.
- Batch mates and teachers change with every class promoted in a student’s life.
- Nature and the way of expressing thoughts, and ideas change with every other person.
It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.
Charles Darwin
Ways to boost adaptability skills
- Introspect within – Rigidness, comfort zone, and ego does not take us further in life. When we restrict change, we get blown away by the storms of life and our survival suffers. Reflecting on this makes us ready to become Adaptable.
- Observe and learn from others – Mistakes and failures are not a crime. It happens with each one of us. But yet few walk through and accomplish and few get stuck in it. Observing and learning will expand our thought process to be ready for a change.
- Expect the unexpected- Change is inevitable. The more flexible we become towards circumstances and people the easier our lives become to acknowledge the judgment, possibilities, and choices that different times showcase us.
- Aim for a growth mind-set – A sense of preparedness and taking ownership of the acts of our choices nurtures our ability to see beyond the abilities, and situations that we feel we have. This encourages adaptability more as a fun learning experience to step up in any area of life.
Every part of life requires change. Survival, success, and adaptability are proportionate to each other.
Jasmine Bhatia is a blogger, volunteer, home maker, learner and an optimistic person by nature. She believes our life is a beautiful creation of the universe given to each one of us and each day is blessed with new thoughts, new opportunities, new challenges and new learning from every little cell of life. Her articles are written with a motive to re-fill the dose of positivity and believe in the beauty of the lessons of life that it gives to all of us. Find her on Twitter.
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