One small change at a time. It really is how changes happen. But we tend to forget that. And this ‘forgetting often takes the form of either catastrophizing about missteps or getting complacent when we are doing well. When we forget that change is incremental, we are likely to lose our footing. Embracing this perspective means…
Six Stages of Change — Where You are Makes a Big Difference
Where you are relative to the Six Stages of Change makes a huge difference when you’re going through transitions. That’s because change is never a single event in time, but a series of insights, commitments, and events building one upon the other. Prochaska and Clemente’s Stages of Change Model helps to clearly illustrate this. And…
Acceptance and Agility Make for Smooth Transitions
Acceptance and agility are key when it comes to successfully managing yourself and your time as you navigate transitions. This has been brought home to me in a small, and very concrete way recently, as we transition from summer to fall here in New Hampshire. Lately, the temperatures have ranged widely. In the space of just…
Thrive Your Way Through Transition Times
You can thrive your way through changes, but it isn’t always easy. Changes and transitions are a fact of life. And transition times hold challenges and opportunities. Challenges, because your life is in some kind of upheaval, and opportunities for the exact same reason. And the good news here is that you can thrive your…
One Day At a Time Makes Change Happen
One day at a time. It’s a mantra you hear often. But have you tried it? How often have you actually acted on it? It really is how change happens: – one-day-at-a-time. But we tend to forget that. And when we lose our one-day-at-a-time focus, we are very likely to lose our footing. Then we lose ground by…
Change Preparation Helps You Thrive No Matter What
Change preparation can be a challenge for all of us. This is especially so when it’s necessary to let go of something we are enjoying. We’d rather stay right where we are, doing what we are doing, than move on to the next thing, whatever it may be. For many of us here in the…
Beginnings and Endings — May the Circle Be Unbroken
Beginnings and endings are happening all the time in our lives. And how we view them has a lot to do with how we respond to changes as they arise. I love the following quotation from the French poet and philosopher Paul Valéry: “Every beginning is a consequence – every beginning ends something.” This thought…
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