Navigating a big life upheaval such as a career change is never going to be easy. There are times where the uncertainty feels too uncomfortable or the magnitude of the task too big to bear.
In those moments, the temptation can be to tell yourself your current work situation isn't too bad, that maybe you could just stay where you are, and take the path of least resistance.
But if we really want to make a shift, we have to learn to navigate change effectively, accepting that it's going to be difficult and drawing on strategies to ensure we can do what it takes.
How to cope when life chucks you a curveball
As the great man, Bowie, said: "Turn and face the strange, Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes" and this feels particularly resonant to me as I prepare, this week, for a major change in my working life, leaving London to work remotely in Asia as a ‘Digital Nomad’. As I left my office at the university on Wednesday, I was a bit sad to leave lovely colleagues behind but the overwhelming feeling was of excitement at the uncertainty and sense of possibility this new life brings.
Which got me thinking about change, and the very different emotions it can bring up in you.
And more specifically about the difference between big life changes you’ve chosen and ones you haven’t...
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