If you are going through a change or transition in your life, here are 10 tips that will help.

1. Acknowledge that you are going through a “transition phase” and give yourself time to adjust to the changes.  Transition times are good for taking a “helicopter or strategic view” on your life and for taking stock.
2. During times of change and transition, you will experience a loss of control, as the known and familiar is no longer there. Feelings of grief, sadness, anxiety, exhaustion, confusion, anger and or not being in control, are normal and in time, you will move through it.
3. Understand that transition phases tend to pose more questions than answers and the feeling of being in a ‘fog or overwhelm’ goes with the terrain.
4. Realise that some previous strengths may no longer be best for navigating this phase effectively. For example, if you are used to making quick decisions, this may be the time when you need to slow down and let things emerge.
5. Re-visit the basics.  What values and principles are of utmost importance in your life? What things give you a sense of meaning and purpose?  What are some new ways in which you might integrate these in your life now? 
6. Keep up with your health and resilience levels.  Pay attention to the basics – regular exercise, healthy eating, adequate sleep and positive and healthy lifestyle.
7. Keep a reflective journal, diary or notebook and set daily goals to give you focus, control and movement.   Look for the growth edge and learning opportunities in the new situation.
8. Make a list under the two headings, “CAN CONTROL” and “CAN’T CONTROL”. Put your energies into the former and relinquish the latter.
9. Seek support from your loved ones and other appropriate professionals and experts such as coaches and psychologists.  Who can you share your journey with on a regular basis?  What types of conversation will be helpful for you? 
10. Guidance and support can come in many forms so be open to receiving. Draw on your spiritual beliefs and practices for strength and renewal and ask for help.   Invariably KNOW and TRUST that you will emerge from this transition and be stronger for it.

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Tags: career transitions, life transitions, Personal development, Spiritual Intelligence

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