We all face chosen and not chosen changes in our lives every day. Naturally, it is easier to be excited about changes we seek rather than those that seem to be thrust upon us. But even changes we choose have negative impact on our lives. (OMG, will this child ever sleep through the night?…Housework! You mean Mom won’t be cleaning the house now that I’m married?…You get a promotion, but it means you have to move…what! Leave my house and friends? etc.)
When change occurs which we don’t choose it is more difficult to embrace the change with a positive outlook, but even then there is a choice. How we accept the change and move on is totally in our control. You lose your job…do you stay in your PJ’s until 10 or do you get up, dress ‘as if’ you were going to work and embrace the day? You have been out of the job market for quite a while…do you mope about or are you actively engaged in creating a network of business colleagues?
Your employer is closing a division and you have a choice – move or find other work…are you stuck in the time-warp of your home and friends where you are or are you embracing the possibilities of a new location and new friends along with the growth and development they offer.
As my friend Silver Rose reminds us, “change is inevitable,
suffering is optional’. (http://www.silverspeaks.com) , No matter the cause for the change, your reaction is totally up to you. Change is inevitable, sometimes welcomed and sometimes not, but in any case how we choose to respond is always our choice.
Joyce Friel
Peak Performance Consulting
11353 E. Raintree Drive
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
480 236 4266
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