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Equipped to...Cope with The Challenge of Change

The Three Rules Of Change

• Change will always happen – what’s important is knowing which stage of change you are currently in.
• No matter how negative you perceive the change to be, there is always room for positive growth and learning.
• No matter how positive you perceive the change to be, it is always stressful.

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Are You A Victim Or A Victor Of Change?

A victim of change believes that they do not have enough skills, and that the demands of change are too much to cope with. They allow circumstances (and other people) to influence them, and therefore feel they lack control in the change process.

A victor of change believes they have enough skills to cope with the demands of change. They attempt to impact on the change by using their sphere of influence and control, thereby feeling in control of the change process.

How Do Our Beliefs Affect Our Experience Of Change?

To understand the experience of change, we can examine the four factors which determine our reaction to change. They are:

1. Performance – the way in which we behave, what we do (or don’t) say, and what we do (or don’t) do.
2. Emotions – the way we feel about ourselves, our jobs, our families etc.
3. Beliefs – what we think about - and the meaning we attribute to - ourselves, others and the environment around us, and our perceptions and interpretations of this reality.
4. Experiences – the events and situations in which we find ourselves.

Different people deal with the same situations in different ways. Why? Because our behaviour is influenced not only by the situation or event that we experience, but by our beliefs and emotions too.

The Impact of Change

What is the impact of change? It is about letting go.

• Change implies a loss of control. You need to let go of the comfortable and current “winning recipe.” We need to stop being comforted by the illusion that things will always be the same – today and in the future.
• Change often implies a temporary dip in performance. The challenge is to minimise this impact.
• Change is a process, not an event.
• What works today will not necessarily work tomorrow
• You must let go of where you are to get where you are going
• Behaviours that demonstrate adaptability include the ability to:
  • Let go of assumptions
  • Tolerate uncertainty
  • Risk a new way of doing things
  • Be flexible
  • Take into account the multiple perspectives of a situation
  • Understand the “why” of change

Read "The Challenge of Change"

What's next?

Watch out for my next newsletter where you will be E-Quipped to...Survive the Silly Season – It’s All Relative!

Tip! Save these newsletters and accumulate the series on Mastering Life's Changes.

Regards

More about me

My goal in creating these newsletters is to inspire you to make the changes necessary to ultimately live the life of your dreams! On my website you'll find more ideas to get you thinking about life, love, work and other important STUFF - all based on my work as a practicing psychologist, speaker, trainer and life coach (and hat lover!)

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