Some Changes Set You Free!

This is a timely reminder for us as trainers and teachers: Sometimes the change that is the most difficult for us to make is, in fact, the one thing that will will make our jobs easier in the long run.

For example, when we begin to trust our learners enough to become active participants in their own learning, instead of just passive listeners to a lecture or passive watchers of a slide show, we actually free ourselves from our own ego needs of control and attention.

As we observe our learners becoming engaged, interested, and eager to learn more, we step back from the "sage-on-the-stage" role and begin to enjoy being the "guide-on-the-side." Over time, our jobs become more enjoyable with more satisfaction and less stress. And, of course, our students and training participants learn and remember more because they have taken an active part in the learning experience.

The title quotation is from Dionne Warwick, who says:

Some changes are for good,
And this I know for sure:
Some things in life are meant to be,
Some changes set you free.

A profound and helpful reminder as we go about the challenging work of change. Carry on! Sharon