Things change. All we have to do is wait and we’ll see change take place. Change may or not happen in the timeframe we want it to happen, but it happens. If we keep ourselves prepared, we can be ready for the change and take advantage of it when it happens. Often times, the change isn’t the way we wanted it. It is the exact opposite. When that happens, we can become frozen, angry, or depressed or we can adapt to it. I’ve always felt that being proactive is the better choice. At least, it gives me some control of where I want to go and how I want to respond to the change I wasn’t expecting. I have a personal guideline that helps me when this happens. I say to myself, almost as a mantra, I can do this, I can do this! When I have taken this proactive approach, I can look back and say, “I did this.” When change knocks, you don’t have to open the door in a panic—just crack it open, nod respectfully, and say, “I’ve been expecting you.”
- What if the change you’re dreading is actually the plot twist you didn’t know you needed?
- When life throws you a curveball, do you duck, catch it, or ask for the rulebook?
- Can repeating “I can do this” out loud actually rewire your brain… or at least convince your cat you’re onto something?