I describe the change curve and how it can help you understand the process of accepting change. In a crisis like the one we’re facing, acceptance is the necessary stage that must occur before you can problem solve. Understanding the process of change can help you accept things more readily and prepare for a new future.
The first steps are shock and denial. When I started hearing news stories about the virus in China, I did not take it seriously. I couldn’t understand why there was a push to prepare the country for an outbreak at home. After all, there have been other outbreaks in Asia in the past and the effects never traveled very far. In these beginning stages, it is hard to act because you have not yet accepted the gravity of the situation.
The next step in the change curve is anger. Anger occurs as acceptance slowly starts to sink in. I was angry that we could have done more but didn’t. I was angry at China for not having done more. In this stage, blame is often passed around.
Then comes bargaining. You begin to really start accepting change, but instead of making all of the necessary changes, you make small adjustments thinking that the situation will not last. Bargaining is followed by depression, in which the weight of the situation paralyzes you and you become unmotivated.
Then, you finally reach acceptance. Once you reach acceptance, you can finally look at the situation with clarity and begin planning your future.
Understanding the change curve will ultimately help you to start accepting change. Once you can accept reality, you can then start to improve your situation.
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Peter Boolkah (AKA The Transition Guy) is the World’s #1 Business Transition Coach whose main passion in life is to work with talented and high performing business owners who are in the process of creating exciting, high growth businesses.
Peter helps you to navigate and transition through the crucial growth pains that all growing businesses experience making it as painless and exciting as possible.
It is important to remember that businesses do not just grow and develop on their own, it is up to us and our teams to make this happen by making every day purposeful.
As businesses grow some parts of the journey will be easier than others and most owners do not have all the answers. Starting a business is one of the most
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ABOUT PETER BOOLKAH
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Peter Boolkah (AKA The Transition Guy) is the World’s #1 Business Transition Coach whose main passion in life is to work with talented and high performing business owners who are in the process of creating exciting, high growth businesses.
Peter helps you to navigate and transition through the crucial growth pains that all growing businesses experience making it as painless and exciting as possible.
It is important to remember that businesses do not just grow and develop on their own, it is up to us and our teams to make this happen by making every day purposeful.
As businesses grow some parts of the journey will be easier than others and most owners do not have all the answers. Starting a business is one of the most exciting things we get to do and we all have aspirations of achieving great things. In fact Peter is yet to meet someone who started a business with the intention of failing.
Peter’s ultimate life goal is to inspire and empower over 100,000 Entrepreneurs to create long term thriving businesses resulting in the creation of 1,000,000 jobs.
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