Guiding People Through Change.
Periods of time between “the end of something” and “the beginning of something else” usually brings turmoil, yet new paths and opportunies to grow as an individual… and most importantly a way to cope when you’re living through that period of “in between”.
People have to accept that something is ending before they can begin to accept the new idea. If you don’t acknowledge the emotions that people are going through, you’ll likely encounter resistance throughout the entire change process.
People are often quite uncomfortable with change, for all sorts of understandable reasons. This can lead them to resist it and oppose it.
This is why it’s important to understand how people are feeling as change proceeds, so that you can guide them through it and so that – in the end – they can accept it and support it.
People will benefit by focusing on transition, not change. The difference between these is subtle but important. Change is something that happens to people, even if they don’t agree with it. Transition, on the other hand, is internal: it’s what happens in people’s minds as they go through change. Change can happen very quickly, while transition usually occurs more slowly.
We usually go through three stages of transition when we experience change. These are:
- Ending, Losing, and Letting Go.
- The Neutral Zone.
- The New Beginning.
Nicos Paschali, International Author, Designer & Facilitator of Learning Workshops. Mental Discipline Coach. 
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