Positive endings start with attention to details. Every transition includes a who, what, when, where, why, and how—just like those essays you learned to write when you were in school. Dig into your current circumstances and dissect the pieces so you get a good understanding of the particulars and the big picture. View the transitions you go through as opportunities to write fabulous story lines with positive endings for yourself and those you care about instead of as major life crises to be endured or survived.
Who: You AND possibly every other person in relationship to you
What: A period of time that starts with a change
When: Throughout life’s journey
Where: In an individual’s life, in families, in communities, in workplaces, in the world
Why: Change encourages/forces/enables us to adopt a “new normal”
How: Through education, wise counsel/support, exploration, trial-and-error, life experience
You may be getting married, remarrying, going through a divorce, experiencing the loss of a child, starting a family, blending families, going back to school, sending your youngest off to college and becoming an empty nester, adjusting to a promotion or company reorganization, moving to a new location after changing jobs, retiring, dealing with chronic pain or a life-threatening illness, or mourning the loss of loved ones—all of these are life and work transitions. Each has identifiable parts—who, what, when, where, why, how—that need your attention to keep you from getting stuck in transition.
What positive endings do you want to write for your transitions? I can help you with life and work transition strategies and tools.