Change comes with numerous effects. One moment, you are used to a predictable lifestyle and you seem to have everything under control, but the very next, change creeps in on you and you are faced with a life choice to either adapt or go home. Nigeria has experienced a lot of changes in different sectors in the last decade, and one of these areas is Technology.
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Technology has influenced relationships, finances, businesses, social interaction, communication, logistics among many other things. Career paths that looked the least appealing a long time ago are gaining a lot of traction these days because of technological exposure.
How do you embrace these changes that are creeping upon us, with or without our permission? How do you also employ them in your
businesses and daily affairs? Different ways to embrace technological changes are to:
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Stay Teachable
Being teachable doesn’t mean you would desire to learn about everything, productive and unproductive knowledge. It means that you have a posture of heart and the flexibility to acknowledge where you are ignorant and be willing to learn. One of the ways to learn is to be interested in a subject matter and ask questions. The truth is, you are always going to be unaware of a phenomenon, change or occurrence. Acknowledge this, and take advantage of learning opportunities.
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Imbibe These Changes
With your willingness to learn, should come a desire to experiment. The goal is for you to be better than you were, and the only way to find this out is to implement and imbibe these changes as they come. Once you see technology as a tool as opposed to a threat, you will become more open to figuring out how much of a benefit it would be to you.
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Have A Learning Goal
Make up your mind to learn those complex terms your mind puts off. Become interested in the operation and how these changes affect you. As soon as you achieve your goal, tick it off your list and move to the next one. The mind is only afraid of things it cannot comprehend.
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Review The Technology
Have assessments on your productivity with the introduction of these technologies. Have they enhanced growth and efficiency? Are you making more profits or losing more by utilizing them? Evaluate your progress periodically, so you will appreciate the benefits of technology.
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Introduce These Technological Tools To Others
Once you can ascertain that your life has become better on account of these tools, help someone else out. Take them through the different phases and growth you have experienced and how better off you have become. This exercise makes you more comfortable with embracing other parts of technological advancement. You become a technology enthusiast and an advocate, thereby helping numerous others improve the quality of their lives.
These changes are here, and although it doesn’t come naturally to accept them, we can be trained to adapt and benefit from them. Once you decide to adopt change, you open up yourself to a myriad of possibilities. Let your first approach towards change be one of curiosity and exploration, as opposed to fear. With the steps above, you are ready to take on the world of technological change.
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This article was first published on 2nd October 2021
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