Learning How To Ride the Waves of Change With Grace

Hi Friends!

Change is a natural and normal part of any organization or platform. Learning to rise above it and take these changes with grace has been hugely impactful to my life and how I approach things.

Before I even talk about Steemit - I have another example for you.

Let me Tell You a Story

At my day job - we got a new President about 3 and a half years ago. He proceeded to fire a lot of the current executives, bring in his own people, and completely change the culture from something that felt like a family - to something that felt much more corporate.

Since then, many of my fellow co-workers complain that they feel stuck, like they have no opportunities, like they could get fired at any moment, and that things aren't "like the used to be". Their comments have often become reality for them. Most of them are stuck in lower level positions that they aren't happy with, and some of those people have been fired. I on the other hand, have received multiple promotions, accolades from top management, and Vice President's literally fighting over me to get me in their departments.

Is it because i'm the smartest, most talented, most organized, most creative... etc?

ummm... no.

It's because when everyone else was complaining about not having opportunities - I rose above it all and decided to just show up to work every day and put my best work into the world. I started to create opportunities for myself by voicing my ambitions to top management. I am now in a position that they created specifically for me based on what I told them I wanted.

I Have Been on Steemit for 10 Months... and Bring This Same Approach to My Content Creation

I am inching up on a full year here... and I will tell you that I have seen a lot of change in that short period of time. There have been different things that are the "big issue" of the time, that fall and are replaced by something else. Honestly, I commend those who fight those battles - but I have taken a different approach. I have chosen that no matter what seems to be going on, to just keep moving forward and to keep improving my content.

When the price of Steem dropped and a bunch of people stopped posting due to the lower payouts - I did the opposite. I used that time to really double down on my efforts and continue to press forward and show up everyday.

I Hope This Helps to Encourage the Dtube Community

I know there has been a lot of questions, concern and worry in the last 24 hours as everyone tries to figure out what the latest changes to Dtube means to them. I have had a lot of people reach out to me directly on Discord to see what I think. What I've been saying is that this is just another change in the constantly evolving world that is Steem and I'm not going to expend energy worrying about something that is out of my control. Instead, I'll keep moving forward and creating content that I think matters.

Throughout the various changes I've seen on the platform, I have always found that letting go of worry, rising above the moment, and continuing to put my best work into the world will attract the right people to me.

I hope that some of you that are still trying to sort out what you think found this encouraging. If you have any thoughts or questions on anything I mentioned in this post... I'd love to hear from you. <3

xo, Lea

Equipment Used in this Vlog

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