Friday, January 9, 2009

CHANGE AS OPPORTUNITY

Out of curiosity, I just look out for the synonyms of the word 'Change', & these are what I have found so far, with the help of dictionary resources on the net:

First, 'Change' is defined as "something made different".

- Adapt;
- Adopt;
- Adjust;
- Alternate;
- Commute;
- Convert;
- Develop;
- Differentiate;
- Distort;
- Diverge;
- Exchange;
- Evolve;
- Interchange;
- Modify;
- Mutate;
- Reconstruct;
- Recreate;
- Redo;
- Refine;
- Reform;
- Regenerate;
- Remodel;
- Remove;
- Renovate;
- Reorganise;
- Replace;
- Reset;
- Restyle;
- Reverse;
- Revise;
- Revolutionise;
- Shift;
- Substitute;
- Switch;
- Temper;
- Trade;
- Transform;
- Translate;
- Transpose;
- Turn;
- Vary;

On the same note, these are the antonyms I have found:

- Abide;
- Continue;
- Hold;
- Keep;
- Persist;
- Remain;
- Stay;

Come to think of it, with just a little bit of creative ingenuity, each of these words is a powerful action verb which we can use to manifest change in our personal circumstances.

For example:

- Convert our passive television time to active learning time;
- Reorganise our work desk;
- Replace unhealthy food with healthy alternatives;
- Remain flexible in our approach, but stay focused;
- Transform our personal insights &/hobbies into entrepreneurial pursuits;
- Turn every adversity into a learning experience;
- Translate every sentence or passage in your book into a question as you read, using the journalist's questions;
- Transform useful ideas into actionable sequences for immediate implementation;