Cooperation As A Catalyst For Change

group which could back us up and accept us whether we fail or succeed, we become confident and secured to take the risk of change. So if you are really intent on making a radical change in your life, you need to solicit a great deal of support from people who really care for you.

The prospect of change elicits fear within us. The thought of giving up something and taking risks to get out of our comfort zone is tantamount to giving up some of our present controls over the situation. We usually have our own routines and have established our own ways of dealing with things, and if we opt for change, we deviate from these established routines and risk losing control of the situation. Even at work, many would rather not risk taking the challenge of promotion, and would rather stay in their present position because they have already mastered the “ins” and “outs” of their present position. The thought of taking a promotion and losing control can be so debilitating to them that they would rather shun away from promotions in favor of maintaining the control they have in the status quo. Yet, if there are people who encourage us and allay our fears, we would surely take the risk and be willing to abandon the status quo and venture into the unknown.

Cooperation As A Catalyst For Change

When people cooperate with each other in a group to achieve something, something great is achieved. It is a fact that individual person can achieve something substantial on their own. But when people join together for a common goal subsuming their individual needs to a common undertaking, the result is multiplied a hundred times. When people cooperate, they act like a single gigantic organism, capable of achieving a substantial change in the environment

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