How to get Better at Dealing with Change
Change is unavoidable. It is always happening around us wether we notice it or not. This blog is for you is you need help coping with change, resist change or maybe feeling out of control from all the change going on around you.
The truth is, life will through you some curveballs from time to time, whether we like it or not.
Here are some ways to get better at dealing with and adapting to change.
- Find Humor – sometimes in unfunny situations we have to look for ways to laugh. Not at the situation, or others struggles, but our own struggles.The truth is we have all found ourselves in places that if we don’t laugh, we will cry. Looking for humor when things aren’t funny will help change perspective.
- Talk about the Problems….NOT THE EMOTION – This doesn’t mean to hide your emotions, but if you are mad, sad, scared and you talk about your feelings you are actually bringing more of that same emotion into your life. So instead talk about the problem and what will happen is you start to discover how to solve the problem.
- Don’t Stress about Stress – Ask yourself “why am I stressed? What is causing my stress?”
Stress is truly a killer. It will not only shorten your life, but stress will suck ALL the JOY right out of your life.
SO by asking yourself these questions you will soon discover the culprit that is causing the stress. Then you can identify what what you can control and change or not! - Ask for Help – From someone equipped to help!! Not Joe Schmo that has never been in a similar situation or doing what you want to be doing.
- Look for the positives – I know sometimes it may be hard to find or see the positives when change is happening all around us. Take time to sit silently or with a pen and paper and dig. You will find something positive in any situation.
- ASK yourself…Whats the worst thing that can happen? Fear of the unknown is real. The what if’s. So….write down all the possibilities from best to worse. Once you take inventory you will realize it could always be worse.
- Ask yourself…What can I control.
