Change

Many people resist change and are fearful that change will negatively affect them. Life change is difficult because it impact one's roles, relationships, routines, and assumptions about oneself. The single most important factor to managing change successfully is the degree to which people demonstrate resilience: the capacity to absorb high levels of change while displaying minimal dysfunctional behavior.

How can we better handle change?
Here are four resources:

• understand the situation - how you feel about the change or the timing of the change
• understand yourself - how you view change and your previous history of change
• find support - reach out to others and find resources that be of assistance
• find strategies for coping - find ways to proactively engage the change