I finally figured out why people are afraid of change.
I like change and welcome it with open arms, but every time I present change in any form, it is mostly met with apprehensiveness.
Recently, the PD's in my cluster were asked about upgrading our music scheduling software from the DOS version of Selector to the windows version GSelecor or Music Master.
During the consideration, it suddenly hit me that I have spent at least 10 years learning the current DOS version of Selector and that I'm almost an expert on it. My first thought was that if we changed I would have to re-learn the new software... and I got a little concerned.
Now there were a few other reasons in the consideration like convertibility and ease of use, but not using a software I have spent the majority of my career using and mastering was actually a little sad for me.
Rest assure I quickly got a grip and my sadness turned into excitement. But now I think for the first time I really understand why people are afraid of change.
Lj
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It's totally how you look at things. I'm one of those people that put my heart and soul into a project...like your 10 years of working with Selector and then to have re-invest that time into something new can be...irritating. It's like all that...for nothing in a way. It's really perception. The positive is that you learned something new. Nice post.
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