Chapter Six

Feeling good about change

If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.

MAYA ANGELOU

In a world that is constantly changing, we judge our achievements often by our ability to be able to deal with the way that we are affected by change and the extent that we can influence what happens to us. So this capability has become a critical life and work skill. Consequently, it is an arena that generates an enormous amount of work and personal pressure.

To reduce pressure throughout a period of transition, first you may need to be more willing to adopt a positive way of thinking about what is changing, which then will influence your responses. Our thinking about change tends to mean that we are ...

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