Ten Top Tips on How to Get the Best from Changing Situations
Change is thrust upon us every hour of every day - in a
radically and rapidly changing world, you just have to get over
it! There are ways to do this - common sense ways which when we
get into turmoil with ourselves, we lose track of. Here are a
few reminders for you.
It can be great to do something new 'for a change', when it's
your choice. It's fun then. But when it comes up on you from out
of the blue, when you're least expecting it, it's something very
different. So, here are a few things you can do.
- Accept How You Feel How you feel is OK. Whoever
is going through this change experience would feel the way you
do, whether it is angry, sad, frustrated etc. all the emotions
are acceptable. It is OK in the moment to feel the way you do.
- Sleep on it Avoid being hasty about anything - let it
sink in. The better news will be tomorrow - after you have had
time for it to stew a little. Your right brain will kick in -
and then you can get creative!
- See Through the Emotion Here you can combine the
facts that you have - and be very honest and realistic here,
with the possibilities. What opportunities could this present?
- Think Big Picture At this point you can see the
micro-environment - how it might affect you and what a
difference it might make to your life. But, what if whatever
happened was going to be OK. What could you use out of this
experience to help you go wherever you might want to in the
future? Taking a pro-active position on this will make a BIG
difference.
- Create a Plan At the beginning this will be very
sketchy, but how about creating a plan of how you can utilise
the change to create a better more fulfilling life for yourself.
As Benjamin Franklin said 'Out of adversity truly comes
opportunity'.
- Remember Where You Are Right Now Be honest about the
life you have - it is probably not that bad - so every change
you have experienced in your life has been got through so far.
Maybe there have been a few ups and downs, but you've probably
been at least OK - so this gives you the chance to be at least
OK - and new possibilities too! In fact, you might even be ahead!
- Be Strategic In your plan, which looks to the future,
use the changes you are experiencing to your advantage. Look out
for opportunities that might crop up which work for you. Be
aware and creative in what you do and where you look.
- Celebrate When you are going through this, find
moments of success - and celebrate that you are in control - you
are being creative, positive and capable. It is worth the
celebration.
- Look for Change Prepare for change all the time and
utilise the new skills (which you would not have had if you had
not experienced change) to respond in your interests in future.
You might even be constructive in generating changes for
yourself.
- Share Share your positive experiences with others.
Using this pro-active way of dealing with change is radical and
new - share your success with and therefore help others.
It's your life, and you can be as you would like. And change can
re-energise you is so many ways. Let yourself free to play with
the opportunities it can bring.