Dealing with Big Life Transitions
Adulting is filled with different life transitions, changes, adjustments – and they ain’t easy. And to help us thrive on this difficult season of our lives, Joyce discussed these four things that she’d learned personally in her recent endeavors!
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With the pandemic and all of these things, how to cope with big changes and shifts in life is a big matter. For Joyce, there are four things that helped them to figure things out as a newly married couple.
1) Preparedness
Preparedness is knowing the goal in mind and why one is allowing this big transition to occur. Having that goal in mind, creating options and plans to achieve that goal, and allowing some leeway if in case things don't go the way it’s supposed to be are the things that needed to be considered. Also, preparing oneself mentally, emotionally, physically, financially, and spiritually for really challenging times matters more. Have faith and understand that not everything works out the way that people want it to.
2) Future Focus
Is it worthy to just be in that comfort zone and not grow anymore? And just staying there? Being future-focused will surely help throughout those transitionary difficult phases whereas not thinking about what is currently happening in one’s reality, but actually what one is doing in the future.
3) Adjustment Period
Nowadays, everything is so instantaneous and society has forgotten how to adjust and stay still. Therefore, worries, discomfort, and anxieties chip through the absence of knowledge regarding the new environment. All those anxieties and uncertainties are absolutely normal and natural, but if preparations are made, then there is nothing to worry about. He is in control.
4) Find your Community
Find someone you can ask advice from, ask help from people who have gone through the same transition or big change. Community is so important that human beings are not designed to thrive on their own. We need to learn from each other, for there is wisdom in experience. Thus, don't be afraid to ask for help and look for a community. Whether it's a family, a friend, or someone who has wisdom enough to give great advice.
“Being around difficult people, teaches you to grow in character.”
From Episode 62 of Adulting with Joyce Pring: “HOW TO DEAL WITH BIG LIFE TRANSITIONS”
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