DEALING WITH TRANSITIONS

 

 

 “Existential glory is in creating all as equals. Human glory is in ensuring that we don’t die as equals.”

 

Transitions are never comfortable:

 

The little child screaming and refusing to enter the classroom is a phase in life.  The transition from being at home and sitting in the class with absolute strangers, is always a difficult one. Once you become familiar with your surroundings, you get into a new comfort zone. Every stage in life comes with its own challenges.  Transitions are a part of our life. From home to school to college to workplace, we have no choice but to adapt ourselves to the new environment and the new faces with whom we have to interact. So also, from our primary formative years to our secondary formative years to adult life to old age, there will be a lot of physical and psychological changes as we transition from one stage to another.

 

“Face fear and fear goes; avoid fear and fear grows.”

 

From an awkward teenager who is unsure of himself to a confident young adult, who is well dressed and comfortable in his body, is a period of transition. From being bullied by classmates to emerging as a fearless person, ready to face the world, is a transition. From being afraid of facing the audience to becoming a remarkable speaker, is also a transition. From being an introvert to transforming to an extrovert is an uncomfortable transition.

 

Transition brings about transformation:

 

Transitioning from a homemaker to a Principal and then a Correspondent was quite challenging for me, as my personality itself had to undergo a great change, my entire lifestyle had to be modified, my priorities had to shift. I had to integrate individual interest with the larger interest. The transition was not easy, but I was willing to go through it and thus reached a new comfort zone and a different level of maturity.

 

Willingly embrace change:

 

The caterpillar can never become a butterfly if it is not wiling to break out of the cocoon.

Change is the willingness to give up who you are, in order to become what you can be. Hey, instant gratification is so pleasurable, but our growth comes from delayed gratification. Do you complete your daily assignments and then indulge in pleasurable activities? Do you create time to exercise or do you feel lazy? Do you eat health conscious food or tongue conscious food? It calls for tremendous will power to transition.

 We have to give up to go up! You must be wondering how. 

  Ø List all your go up goals.

 Ø Work on one at a time.  

  ØConsistent Directed Self-motivated Intelligent Effort can take you closer to your goal. 

 

Legendary people always put their life in transition. You are also only an evening away from glory if you are ready to put your life in transition.

 

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