The Inevitable: CHANGE

Change is inevitable. In a progressive country change is constant.

Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881), Speech, Edinburgh (1867)

When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. 1 Corinthians 13:11 (New International Version)

Knowing that nobody can escape whatever "change" in their lives, it is really comforting to know that our lives are not just a monotone show but its a real exciting journey.

This fact could also be very comforting for those who experience growing pains right now, that their lives will change. Some worried that their lives would change to the worse (and some are happy that their lives are better). But hey, nothing last forever (yes, not even the scariest storm).

I'd love to see that nobody is in control of this "change", they simply riding the change. Want some simple basic example? Here you go.

Physiology change:
Early development: A fetus developed and taking pre-determined body structure and shape in their mother's womb. The level od the baby developments are varied depending on their age, genetic DNA and caracther. Some shows an early development of their teeth, some can say papa and mama in early year and some can walk faster then the other. But all these are a temporary developments in certain stages. This growth has to be sustain by mother's milk (breast feeding) and formula milk to achieve a desirable physiological development.

Business related change:
The same thing happen in the early stage of business development, some shows an early success, some achieve an early popularity and some expanding faster then the others. But again, these are temporary developments and has to be sustain by new innovation in order to sustain the business development growth.

The overall stages in physiological and business changes are:

• Incubation period:
• Fetus development - 9 months hands, feet, facial development in the womb
• Business incubation - 9 months? Some take more time then that financial, structure, organizational and strategy development in preparation
  

• Erik Erikson Eight Stages of Human Development: [source]
  

  • Stage 1: Infancy -- Age 0 to 1
    Crisis: Trust vs. Mistrust
    Description: In the first year of life, infants depend on others for food, warmth, and affection, and therefore must be able to blindly trust the parents (or caregivers) for providing those.
    Positive outcome: If their needs are met consistently and responsively by the parents, infants not only will develop a secure attachment with the parents, but will learn to trust their environment in general as well.
    Negative outcome: If not, infant will develop mistrust towards people and things in their environment, even towards themselves.
    
    
  • [Business development according to Irwan Hartanto]
    Stage 1: Start-up - Infancy -- Age 0 to 1
    Crisis: Trust vs. Mistrust
    Description: In the first year of businesses, business start-ups depend on others for income, moreal support, and affection (business attention from friends), and therefore must be able to blindly trust the customers (or investors) for providing those.
    Positive outcome: If their business needs are met consistently and responsively by the customers, start-ups not only will develop a secure attachment with the investors, but will learn to trust their business structure and market in general as well.
    Negative outcome: If not, start-ups will develop mistrust towards customers and things in their business structure and market, even towards themselves.
    
    

  • Stage 2: Toddler -- Age 1 to 2
    Crisis: Autonomy (Independence) vs. Doubt (or Shame)
    Description: Toddlers learn to walk, talk, use toilets, and do things for themselves. Their self-control and self-confidence begin to develop at this stage.
    Positive outcome: If parents encourage their child's use of initiative and reassure her when she makes mistakes, the child will develop the confidence needed to cope with future situations that require choice, control, and independence.
    Negative outcome: If parents are overprotective, or disapproving of the child's acts of independence, she may begin to feel ashamed of her behavior, or have too much doubt of her abilities.
    

  • [Business development according to Irwan Hartanto]
    Stage 2: Post Start-up - Toddler -- Age 1 to 2
    Crisis: Autonomy (Independence) vs. Doubt (or Shame)
    Description: Post start-up business learn to operate, reaching out to new amd potential customer, use strategy, and do things for themselves. Their self-control and self-confidence begin to develop at this stage.
    Positive outcome: If the customers and investors encourage the business use of initiative and reassure it when it makes mistakes, the business will develop the confidence needed to cope with future situations that require choice, control, and independence.
    Negative outcome: If the customers and investors are overprotective, or disapproving of the business acts of independence, it may begin to feel ashamed of it behavior, or have too much doubt of it abilities.
    
    

  • Stage 3: Early Childhood -- Age 2 to 6
    Crisis: Initiative vs. Guilt
    Description: Children have newfound power at this stage as they have developed motor skills and become more and more engaged in social interaction with people around them. They now must learn to achieve a balance between eagerness for more adventure and more responsibility, and learning to control impulses and childish fantasies.
    Positive outcome: If parents are encouraging, but consistent in discipline, children will learn to accept without guilt, that certain things are not allowed, but at the same time will not feel shame when using their imagination and engaging in make-believe role plays.
    Negative outcome: If not, children may develop a sense of guilt and may come to believe that it is wrong to be independent.

  • [Business development according to Irwan Hartanto]
    Stage 3: Pre-Establishment - Early Childhood -- Age 2 to 6
    Crisis: Initiative vs. Guilt
    Description: New businesses have newfound power at this stage as they have developed strategic and decision making (motor skills) process and become more and more engaged in social interaction with its customer around them. They now must learn to achieve a balance between eagerness for more adventure and more responsibility, and learning to control impulses and childish fantasies. On other words, must become more focus.
    Positive outcome: If investors are encouraging, but consistent in discipline, new business will learn to accept without guilt, that certain things are not allowed, but at the same time will not feel shame when using their imagination and engaging in make-believe role plays. Some new businesses stay true to their core and be able to have their way [example Google].
    Negative outcome: If not, new businesses may develop a sense of guilt and may come to believe that it is wrong to be independent. Many new businesses decided to be bought out by bigger companies.
    
    
  • Stage 4: Elementary and Middle School Years -- Age 6 to 12
    Crisis: Competence (aka. "Industry") vs. Inferiority
    Description: School is the important event at this stage. Children learn to make things, use tools, and acquire the skills to be a worker and a potential provider. And they do all these while making the transition from the world of home into the world of peers.
    Positive outcome: If children can discover pleasure in intellectual stimulation, being productive, seeking success, they will develop a sense of competence.
    Negative outcome: If not, they will develop a sense of inferiority.
    
    
• [Business development according to Irwan Hartanto]
  Stage 4: Establishment - Elementary and middle school years-- Age 6 to 12
  Crisis: Competence (aka. "Industry") vs. Inferiority
  Description: New business establishment is the important event at this stage. It will learn to make things, use tools, and acquire the skills to be a worker and a potential provider. And they do all these while making the transition from the world of home into the world of peers. New established business recognized its limitation and its advantages.
  Positive outcome: If new business establishment can discover pleasure in product innovation, being productive, seeking success, they will develop a sense of competence.
  Negative outcome: If not, they will develop a sense of inferiority.

I can go on and on and on. My conclusion is, wherever your personal and business stage is right now, it will change to the better or worse. When it go worse just remember; bad things happen for good things and good things happen for bad things.

IF you are confused, don't worry about it, just enjoy our lives. Life is beautiful!