BECOMING THE CATALYST FOR CHANGE

 Weekend book review program by Noble Leaders Initiative Network

May 14, 2022.

Title : CHANGE YOUR WORLD 🌎🌍 by John C Maxwell and Rob Hoskins

Hello there,

Welcome to a new week. It's weekend already. Good to have you.

Today we shall be looking at " BECOMING A CATALYST FOR CHANGE"

First and foremost, we shall define the term "Catalyst"

Catalyst: Something or someone who promote and encourage progress or change.

In this definition we can have Negative catalyst- promoting negative Change and Positive catalyst- promoting positive change. Our idea of Change is for progress and POSITIVE one.

👉  Change does not happen on its own- change is usually triggered by a force and that force is a catalyst which is the propeller of that CHANGE. so if we want Changes, then we must be ready to cause the CHANGE(S) we wish to see..

" Many things in life just happen, but positive change is not one of them. Changing anything in our world requires someone to be the catalyst " -John Maxwell and Rob Hoskins

How to become a CATALYST

-CHANGE begins with Caring :

If anyone wants to change , then he/she must care about CHANGE. Change is intentional. You can make a difference. Change stand with you and it's Easy to implement, not grandiose as people think. You can start from where you are and cause positive change that you want to see. It's that easy, never ambiguous.

"Everyone has a ' change-the- world' of speech inside them "- President John F.Kennedy

It is very clear , we all have " The change your world " inside of us. So nurture yours and cause the CHANGE you wish to see and make sure it's Positive.

As the seed of change in you grows, it begins to have more meaning and definition. In essence, it becomes defined. Many are the pioneer of changes that we are enjoying today. The technology you are enjoying is someone's idea 💡 and initiative. The good road 🛣️ you enjoy is someone's effort, the house 🏠 you living, is someone's effort and idea, the peace you enjoy in your geographic space, is someone's negotiation and most importantly you own your peace and have absolute control over it. A safe  environment contribute to our peace of mind 

Basically everything you are enjoying today was pioneered by someone and it was achievable,so yours is not an exception. 

Start today, nurture the change you want to see and be positive aswell hopeful to see it come to light.

-CHANGE spreads " ME to WE " :

change starts from "you", then to "US". It is one person that started doing a thing before others see it and say this is good, let us join and make it better. If no one started anything, no one follows. Start good things , not bad. 

It is very important we start with a positive mindset,so the change we seek becomes Positive. You must identify yourself with those who wants to see positive change. So surround yourself with persons or networks who share same vision with yours, this makes it more easy.

-CHANGE steps forward with Urgency :

Most times it is when situations are very critical that ' change or idea to change pop in'. There was an urgent need of bicycle 🚲 for mobilization, then which progressed to bike 🚲 , now a need for to accomodate more persons for transit - came Vehicles i.e car 🚗 and then train, then boat ⛵ , Yacht ⛵ ships,🚢 and then aeroplane 🛫 for faster mobility and to each serving it's specific purpose. 

The idea of Change is situated in PURPOSE- for every inventory has it's specific purpose. So what is the purpose of the positive change you want to see ? Stick to that idea and then nurture it with care. Urgent situations needs propeller for positive changes, find such situation(s) and take upon you to cause that CHANGE. You will be fulfilled. 

How you BECOME A CATALYST for CHANGE:

There are different ways to become a catalyst for change. Let's look at some of these 👌👇🏽

- Change from Good intentions to good actions :

It is not enough to have good intentions, but to show that in Actions. You must be willing to act, and ACT without procrastinating.

People with good intentions, wants to add value to others but find reasons not to do it.

People of good actions wants to add value to people and find ways of doing it.

People with good intentions are often passive and inconsistent, hence they are more likely to disappoint.

People with good actions are deliberate and willing TO DO.

"Good actions represents the dividing line between WORDS and RESULTS " - John C Maxwell and Rob Hoskin.

- Become a POSSIBILIST :

A POSSIBILIST is one who advocates possibilism- A socialist who advocates focusing on small achievable forms of immediate progress rather than an all-or nothing commitment to revolution. So you see that POSSIBILIST think of small achievable things  not the WHOLE. you can start from where you are and cause that change you wish to see. Start small, then EXPAND. See possibility to the change you want to see.

-TAKE OWNERSHIP : The idea if OWNERSHIP is that something belongs to you. If you don't take ownership of the changes you want to see, then you are likely not to fulfil it, but if you really want to see changes then you must take Ownership of the changes that you want to see.

Taking ownership means understanding your DREAMS and seeing the possibility of achieving them and becoming more fulfilled. This has to do with your mindset. You must keep it POSITIVE and be willing to give it into better stategies to see the change you want.

- Use your past as aspiration for FUTURE changes :

If your past hurts , maybe you were not satisfied. Then you can start up a campaign for the change you wish to see. Change does not just happen. You cause it.

-Invite others to join CAUSE :

Change does not just happen with you alone, you must invite others to join you. As we all know, a tree 🌴 does not make a forest but several trees makes one. Students of forestry and wildlife studies can explain better.

When you invite people to join your CAUSE- you share the CHANGE you want to see, then ask them for suggestions or better ideas💡on how to see the change come to light. In other words collaborate and discuss like a forum, group through meetings or one-on-one conversations to learn more ways to achieve it. 

-Focus on what you can do :

" We must not start big in everything, infact starting big has never been the idea of greatness.  " Great things starts small " - Joachim Duru.

Make use of the inert abilities in you to promote your CAUSE-  your gifts , talents, skills, experience , passion, opportunities, tools and the et cetera.

- Do something :

Nobody that's folds arm with good intentions, have done a thing. Start DOING. Do something. Even if it does not meet up with what you intend or the supposed expectations of people or the group you are working with. In "DOING", it validates you to be a change agent- A CATALYST. 

Talk is not doing , so strive to do. In doing lies FULFILMENT. This is Unlimited as it applies to all areas of life- Family, work, career, Education, politics, religion, culture, ethics  and the et cetera

"The smallest DEEDS is greater than the largest INTENTIONS "-Duane Mellor

Let us Start DOING , it's our only choice no matter how little, DO , DO , DO!

Q & A will be attended to, if Any.

©️Noble Leader's initiative Network (NLiN)

with Love,

🥂🥂

Joachim Duru,

For NLiN.