Chapter 33Flex for Success
The son of a vicar from Shrewsbury is often credited with words he actually didn't say.
They go something like this:
The future does not belong to the strongest or the most intelligent. The future belongs to those who are best able to adapt to change.
The vicar's son was Charles Darwin.
Whoever did say it certainly hit on a truth, though, didn't they?
It's not always about how successful you've been, it's how successful you are currently that counts. Many an organization can boast of a glorious past: Kodak, Blockbuster, Woolworths. But it's their failure to adapt to change that led to their demise.
In our own lives we can also be hindered by our lack of flexibility or willingness to adapt to the world around us. ...
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