When I started this blog my goal really was to use it as platform to help my colleagues and friends better understand my decision to transition.
I worked out the “Twin Restoration Analogy” to soften the impact and to provide some context to my journey, especially to those who know me a little better.
What I never expected was to be told that my blog is inspiring change in others. In the last seven days, three separate people have shared with me, that my “gutsy” decision to be true to myself has prompted them to change aspects of their life too. As I share the news of my journey with more and more people, I am often told that my decision is incredibly brave, however I just don’t see it that way.
In my professional life, delivering change is what I do. With change comes varying degrees of enthusiasm. Sometimes I experience resistance, for some people change is a challenge that they need to face with courage. To illustrate my point I will call upon my Straw Man again. Lets call him Bill. Bill had devoted his life to his firm, and a enjoyed a steady climb through the ranks to his final role as a General Manager. The new Managing Director having presented Bill with his Gold Watch and bottle of Scotch commented that in fifty years he must have seen some changes in the company. “Yes !” Bill replied sternly “and I opposed every single bloody one of them !”
My own change, transition, and growth is going to be uncomfortable. I am prepared for that. I know this change is going to present some huge challenges. However initiating this change doesn’t need courage, because staying somewhere that I don’t belong is the braver choice…..
P.S. I took the above photo at my first ever visit to a Rodeo, it was a remarkable spectacle, and the Steer Wrestling was my favourite event. This photo beautifully expresses my current feeling, sometimes its not about being brave, you just have to do it, jump in with both feet and get the job done.
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