In this season of thanksgiving, may your life and work transitions be successful because you are • Surrounded by supportive family and friends • Learning more about yourself and growing in the process • Caring not only for others but also for yourself • Confident in your abilities and skills to face a new normal… [Continue reading] In this season of thanksgiving
Life and Work Transition Strategies Blog
How to manage emotions and feelings during a transition
How you manage emotions and feelings during times of change may affect how long the transition process takes and the success of your transition to a new normal after a life-altering change. Take these steps. Learn to manage emotions Begin by understanding your emotions. Read more about Emotional Intelligence and then make decisions about how… [Continue reading] How to manage emotions and feelings during a transition
How to use emotions to help with transitions
After a change in your life or work, you can use emotions to help with the transition that follows. Use DENIAL AND SHOCK to ease yourself into the grieving process after any loss. Whether your loss is personal or professional—the loss of a loved one through death or divorce or the loss of a job—you… [Continue reading] How to use emotions to help with transitions
Quiz: change or transition?
Change or transition? In “Change: external, visible, tangible events occur before transitions” and “Transitions: slow emotional adjustments after change” I discussed the difference between change and transitions. Part of a successful transition is recognizing a change has occurred and a period of transition must follow. Are you up to the task? Look at these scenarios… [Continue reading] Quiz: change or transition?
Transitions: slow emotional adjustments after change
Transitions are slow, emotional adjustments after change. A transition is also internal, invisible, and intangible. You will need to re-examine your roles, your values, and your self-understanding, as explained in “Elements of life transitions,” before you can let go and create space for something new. Give yourself time to work through these transitions. Here are… [Continue reading] Transitions: slow emotional adjustments after change
Change: external, visible, tangible
Change is a normal part of life that occurs before transitions. Although it can happen quite quickly, it may also be years in the making (your youngest child leaving home, your retirement). It is external, visible, and tangible to you and those around you. Learn to recognize the characteristics of change so you can make… [Continue reading] Change: external, visible, tangible
Steps to a successful transition
A successful transition—at work or at any stage of life—includes the following five steps. If you incorporate one or more of these behaviors into your thoughts and actions daily, you will also be building resilience for future changes and transitions. 1. Avoid blame placing You may or may not have done anything to bring about… [Continue reading] Steps to a successful transition
Be a profound influence
Take a moment to think about the many people who have crossed paths with you during your lifetime and the very few who have made a lasting impact. You can be a profound influence, just like the family, friends, and mentors on your list. I am in a position to influence those I counsel and… [Continue reading] Be a profound influence
Inspirational quotes for new beginnings
Are you looking for inspirational quotes for new beginnings? In my previous two posts on The Ending and The Fertile Void, I shared some of my favorite quotes for navigating those time periods in a transition. New beginnings are the third in this series. It’s a long journey through The Ending and The Fertile Void.… [Continue reading] Inspirational quotes for new beginnings
Inspirational quotes for the fertile void
I have written about the transition period that follows change. In my last post, I shared inspirational quotes for the first stage of that transition period. In this post, I want to share inspirational quotes for the fertile void. The fertile void is a nebulous space, a neutral zone, between The Ending and A New… [Continue reading] Inspirational quotes for the fertile void