Adaptability seems to know very broad bounds - at least in the natural world.  Few Antipodeans would have believed that Wallabies would not only live, but thrive to breed in the rather chillier climate of Cornwall.   Apparently, this is indeed correct - mother and joey are doing well, if the journalists have it right.

What about the human dimension of the natural world?  How would we rate our adaptability?  As a general rule, we dislike change.  Change means disruption and exertion of increased effort.  Change generally means a future that is less clear; a present that is more unstable.  We tend only to embrace change when we're convinced that it's a necessary transition in order to achieve a desired objective.

Whether you're addressing change within yourself or wishing to initiate a successful process of change for a team, the fundamentals remain the same:  the end-goal must be clear and desirable; the pathway achievable.  In a nutshell, the effort of change must be worth it.  Moreover, during that process of transition, that desired end-goal must remain uppermost in mind - usually maintained through words or symbols.

Think of your own goal for yourself:  personal or professional.  Think of the process you would need to follow in order to achieve it.  Do you believe that following that path is worth the reward at the end?  If your answer is affirmative, then chances are good for you sticking to your direction even when the going gets tough.

For the wallabies in Cornwall, they had little choice but to embrace change.  For them, it was a question of either survival or not.  Clearly, the end-goal of survival is an attractive one, regardless of species.  Naturally, not all end-goals have such a burning pull, but the principle remains.  When your environment or situation changes - possibly through no fault of your own, what steps might you need to be taking in order to remain true to your end-goal; to adapt to changed conditions?  Or might you need to re-evaluate that previously-set goal and re-align to one more compelling for current conditions?

My suggestion is, after setting your goal and pathway by which to achieve it, then give yourself reminders of it through words or symbols, so that you too may navigate changed or challenging circumstances with determination that the additional effort will eventually be worth the reward. Adaptation comes at a cost and our brains are not stupid - ensure that you remind your brain regularly that the cost will be worth it.