6 Tips on How to Manage Change in Your Career and Your Life

PLEASE NOTE: The ideas and guidance in this piece are courtesy of “Get Five”, a Career Coaching and outplacement company from New York City where I received my Career Coach training in 2011.

It’s hard to keep up with the innovation and the change in both the workplace and one’s own personal life. Adaptability and the ability to create and recreate one’s professional identity has become one of the most important qualities a person can have.

Adapting means the willingness to take on a challenge to confront and embrace change. By doing so you become a stronger, smarter person. Here are 6 ways to go about that:

Remind yourself this is an opportunity to grow: When things get tough, be willing to get outside your comfort zone, look beyond the obvious and be ready for a new adventure.

Write Out a Clear Plan: Start where you are and where you want to be. Outline your goals and focus on what you really want to achieve.

Make an Action Plan to Get Started: Take it one step at a time, be honest with yourself and don’t procrastinate. By taking actions, you increase your opportunities of where you will be taken on your journey.

Respond to Obstacles Along the Way: A bump in the road will provide you new perspectives on how to succeed. Don’t give up and say, “Well, that’s not important!”

Break up your plan week by week: Map out what you can accomplish for that week, and then set intentions on what you will look to do the next week.

Celebrate your success along the way: Self acknowledgement is powerful and will help you stay motivated.

Stepping into new territory can be a daunting experience, but stay strong and know you’re not alone. The better you understand how to manage a transition, the more power you’ll have to cross over into the new and exciting opportunities that await you.