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Understanding
personal transitions
- Some
transitions are all-or-nothing and sudden...like getting
fired.
- Or
like the death of a loved one.
- Other
transitions are phased...like putting in a new computer
system.
- All
you can do is live through the trauma of imposed transitions.
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- The
transitions you initiate for yourself are easier if you phase
them.
- Imposed
transitions and fear of the unknown cause us to resist.
- Experimenting
with the unknown before letting go of the familiar makes it less
scary.
- Get
involved EARLY in the transitions others are launching.
- Sudden
transitions are followed by a period of shock, bereavement, anger,
depression and confusion.
- These
are normal, unavoidable reactions ...only to be lived through.
- A
career with lots of change makes unexpected transitions easier.
- Take
stock of what changes you successfully negotiated in the past.
- How
did you do it? And what did you learn that can be applied now?
- How
can you see your personal transition as an opportunity? What are
the positives in the situation?
- Who
else do you know who has successfully negotiated a similar personal
transition.
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All
pages written by Mitch
McCrimmon, Ph.D. and copyright © Self Renewal Group 1996-2008
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