Change is Gonna Come.......

Childhood! Wasn't it a great time in life?  I remember when the Super Nintendo came out, when you would hear a beep and you would check your beeper to see if your crush had sent you a special code, or when it was super cool using three way on your cordless phone. Those were the times, but like anything, change happens, and you must adapt to to what's going on in today's world. It seemed like the simpler times but in today's technology have made it easier to do a simple task with a click of a button, a scan of a phone or a quick look at the watch.  While reading Why Digital Natives don't Like Newspapers a post from Alan D. Mutter blog Reflections of Newsosaur , I learned  the importance of the word adapt while learning about the Asset-Light Generation. You might ask; Who is the Asset-Light Generation? This is today's generation who rely more on social media blogs such as Facebook and Instagram and use their phones to find a phone number or read up on what's going on in today's world. Many times, people can get use to how thing "always have been," and neglect how the world is changing around them. Today's world no longer gets a kick out of getting the Sunday paper and going straight to the comics section or digging deep into the paper to collect coupons that can save them precious cash at the local grocery store. Now you can long onto a website of almost any newspaper and see what's going around your local area with just one click. There are digital coupons that can be scanned at any store and the comics don't have the same appeal as they did in the past. Today phone even act a credit card, with a scan of pen pad at local store their purchase is ready in minutes. Time have changed!  That's why the word adapt is so important because if you are not adapting you are not growing. Some may ask: How can we get people to adapt? Well one answer to the question is by having an opinion leader. According to Everett Rogers Diffusion of Innovations (1995) an opinion leader is a good person to have to help people with change. These are people who "everyone" wants to be, and they influence people worldwide. For example, this could be the pretty girl, with the nice hair, shape, and wardrobe and relationship. She can be the tool to show how an old way of doing things can be done better by adapting to a new way of doing things. Opinion leaders are who people follow and start to see their way of thinking. People can become hesitate at times and sometimes it takes the push of a certain person to get the ball rolling.  Again, change will happen if you are ready or not for it. The best thing to is get ready and get ready to ADAPT to what lays ahead, because NOTHING last forever 

  

Positive Vibes! 

  

Destini