Living a Life Transition?
You've got a whole new ball game.
by Cathy Goodwin, Ph.D.
When you embark on a life transition, the skills
that brought you success in a former life will no longer work.
It's like trying to play football on a basketball team.
Example: To succeed in corporate life, you've developed strong
political skills. You can maneuver by memo. You know the unwritten
rules as well as the policies.
When you're ready to find a new life, you need to learn a
whole new set of skills -- like these.
1. Scrambling: Transition is pickup basketball, not
pro football.
2. Running on two tracks: Keep going in the short term
but plan for the bigger picture.
3. Decision-making without data: You come to a fork in
the road and both paths are unmarked. What do you do next?
4. Using intuition:
Hang on to your power. Intuition is no longer woo-woo -- psychologists
recognize intuition as a critical aspect of thinking, residing
in a specific portion of the brain.
5. Listening and waiting: If you rush, you'll hit a wall.
The toughest skill to master.
6. Not being afraid of fear.
During a life transition, fear is your ally.
7. Taking the freedom inventory: count your money as well
as your blessings.
8. Getting help: how to hire an expert -- and maybe discover
you don't need one
9. Managing identity: overcome the biggest roadblock to
a new life.
10. Enhancing creativity: your most important flotation
device.
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Cathy Goodwin, Ph.D. is an author, career coach, and speaker.
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