The COVID pandemic has caused a lot of change. The workplace continues to change as a result of remote work triggered greatly by the pandemic and employee expectations changed with it. As employers and leaders, we’ve had to embrace these changes in order to keep up. I have always found that the effect change has is greatly dependent on your attitude towards it.

Entreprenuer.com recently published the top 100 inspirational quotes about change. I’ve selected my top 20 from their list:

1. “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” — Maya Angelou
2. “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new” — Socrates
3.  “It doesn’t matter how strong your opinions are. If you don’t use your power for positive change, you are indeed part of the problem.” — Coretta Scott King
4. “By changing nothing, nothing changes.” — Tony Robbins
5.  “Your life does not get better by chance; it gets better by change.” — Jim Rohn
6. “Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” — George Bernard Shaw
7. “Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.” — John C. Maxwell
8.  “The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.” — Oprah Winfrey
9. “If you do not change direction, you might end up where you are heading.” — Lao Tzu
10. “The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” — Steve Jobs
11. “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” — Mother Teresa
12. “Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.” — Carol Burnett
13. “Times and conditions change so rapidly that we must keep our aim constantly focused on the future.” — Walt Disney
14. “All things are difficult before they are easy.” — Thomas Fuller
15. “Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.” — Arnold Bennett
16. “Growth and comfort do not coexist.” — Ginni Rometty
17. “In order to design a future of positive change, we must first become experts at changing our minds.” — Jacque Fresco
18. “In any given moment, we have two options: to step forward into growth or step back into safety.” — Abraham Maslow
19. “Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.” — Dalai Lama
20. “The art of life lies in a constant readjustment to our surroundings.” — Kakuzo Okakura

My favorite is number 16.  Growth isn’t always comfortable. View all 100 quotes here.  Which ones are your favorites? Email me at mcorrado@aseonline.org.