“ As it is , I am compromising so much by moving from one locality to the other, now am I supposed to bring a 360 degree change in my life?” said a young girl who was getting married soon, to her friends who were trying to pacify her. I overheard since they were sitting just next to my table in a restaurant in Mumbai. While the conversation was amusing, I could sense the feeling of discomfort the young girl had in anticipation of various changes she would go through on getting married.
CHANGE, be it in personal or professional life, does create anxiety and resistance.
But change is just so inevitable. Every moment , every event in our life is different from the other; uncertainty is the way of life. At the same time change leads to growth, not implying job hopping or changing one’s values to move ahead, but being positively geared to move into unaccustomed environs. A caterpillar would never turn into a beautiful butterfly if it does not go through the not so easy process of metamorphosis.
However difficult and painful the process maybe, yet it can be eased out and the resistance reduced to a great extent. The change catalysers can help the person undergoing change by:
1. Counselling/ talking on a one to one basis without being judgemental
2. Providing adequate support system before setting expectations
3. Administering changes in piecemeal
4. Imparting requisite knowledge and skills
5. Showing trust
6. Being there at the time of need
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