Job loss? New job? Death in the family? Inheritance? Getting married? Having a baby? A huge downturn in the market? A recession?
All of these situations signify both a beginning and an ending. Some are positive, some negative. Some are planned, some unexpected. However, they all represent a chance to change and to grow. To become more than you once were.
These events will cause us to let go of the familiar and face a future that is unknown and one that can leave us feeling vulnerable. We may feel afraid. We may feel anxious. We may feel as if our lives are spinning out of control.
The key is how we handle this situation. Many of these events can be planned for with the appropriate strategies since you know they are going to happen. This will decrease the uncertainty and allow the individual to move through the transitions stage much faster. However, when the unexpected does happen, it is often vitally important to seek assistance - or be "helpable". You may only see your options as either X or Y. A third party may provide additional insight and, together, the two of you may come up with option Z.
As a life & financial planner, I have seen clients come in that have the right strategies in place to help them through these situations. Then I have seen others come in without any strategies in place. Yet, we were able to devise the appropriate strategies together. All because they recognized they did not have all the correct answers and allowed themselves to be "helpable".
How will you handle the transitions that life brings?
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