I am headed to an event in Orlando “Be the Change” with Suzanne Evans and last night I picked up and read Seth Godin’s new book “Poke The Box” and learned more about his Domino Project which is all about change in the book publishing industry.

It has me thinking about change.

How do we view and handle change?

Just this week I was involved in a discussion on the Kindle. Not surprising some embrace the opportunity to use the Kindle and some were absolutely adamantly opposed to the opportunity. One comment actually referred to it as nothing more than “a toy.”

Now I am willing to bet that when the phone was first introduced there were people that felt it was just “a toy” that had no significant opportunity too. How about those that used and loved their typewriters when big bulky PC’s first appeared on the scene?

I LOVE reading and read one to two books a week and I use both the Kindle and “real” books. I appreciate the instant gratification of getting a book immediately. I also like the convenience of always having the book with me for those times when I get stuck waiting, at the doctor, in traffic..etc. I still appreciate a trip to the bookstore, the feel of a real book and my book shelves full of books. Although I will admit my growing Kindle library is starting to look pretty cool too. As far as one of the biggest “concerns” people voice about being able to highlight and write notes you can do this in both real books and the Kindle so it really does not hold up. Not only that you can actually search the ones you put in the Kindle making that more convenient. Not to mention the fact that it is not killing trees just to adorn my bookshelf.

Ok, this is NOT a commercial for the Kindle, it is one for embracing the opportunity of change. Using a Kindle is a tremendous change from reading a traditional book. I have embraced the opportunity that it offers me rather than resisting.

Having the courage to embrace change opens up worlds of opportunity…..what does resisting do?