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Phrase: Winds of change
Change is one of the few constants in the world.
Politicians campaign on it; people resist it, but inevitably, it happens just as the sun is sure to rise and the tides turn.
The phrase the winds of change describes the feeling you experience when you anticipate change is about to occur, even though you can’t predict when it will.
The winds of change were blowing in 2020 and will continue in 2021.
These are not slight summer breezes; these are gale-force blows that will begin a long-term remaking of the world as we know it.
Nations worldwide, including Japan, are making commitments to have fewer fossil-fueled cars on the road after 2035.
The rushed implementation of working from home instead of heading to the office every day has caused companies to rethink the expense of city centre offices and expensive business travel.
These are but the winds of change.
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Nothing is set in stone yet, but the winds of change are blowing harder and harder as time goes by.
Those who can read the tea leaves will prepare themselves for when these changes become more developed and final.
They can see the nascent effects of the winds of change in the way people move and what business and political leaders hint at.
Large companies such as Tesla and Twitter have already gotten the ball rolling.
Tesla is the largest electric car producer by sales, while Twitter and GAFA (Google, Apple, Facebook & Amazon) enable their employees to work from home permanently.
When the winds of change blow, the best thing is not to resist but hoist your sails and let them blow you along into the new world.
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