Change is a part of life and is inevitable. Whether we invite it in or it barges through the front door, it comes. Yet many people, especially in professional environments, cling to the comfort of the known, fearing the discomfort, risk, or unpredictability of the new. They find reasons to delay decisions, sidestep innovation, or water down transformation. Over time, these small evasions become a wall of stagnation that quietly locks them out of growth, opportunity, and long-