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Re-Niche and Reformat, Yes. Quit? Never!
 
Change happens. Like death and taxes, change is something you can't hold back. So, why not manage it? That's right. I said manage. Harness it. Better yet, be ahead of it. Plan for it. Make it work for you. Like so many other life events, change really isn't the issue. It's what you do with it that counts. Managing change is especially important for those of us who find our personal and work lives inextricably connected. Connected like the threads on a sweater. You pull one and the other tugs. In other words, they both have to be in synch or things are a big mess.
     So, if, in fact, you're one of those high-achieving people whose love of work and life are tightly bounded together, a conversation I had today with a long-time friend, may be particularly meangful.
     It turns out that my friend and her family have just helped sell their 85 year-old mother's highly successful business. The issue is that their mom was very much "ahead of her time," - professional with significant responsibility nearly all of her adult life. To say she wasn't keen on giving up the business is understatment. And who can blame her? But the fact is, her business required a level of precision that was getting harder and harder to guarantee. Also understandable, with her sense of purpose and keen focus disrupted, my friend's mom is increasingly frustrated. Worst of all, her great talent is sitting dormant.
     It doesn't need to.
     But what to do? Not panaceas, the following steps will help my friend's mom and anyone else, regardless of your chronological age, deal with with change:
     1. First off, turn your head around. You are the same person you were before whatever change happened in your life. And, if you've got a lot of silver in your hair, you also have a lot of wisdom. Plan to capitalize on it.
     2. Figure out what your strengths are. Maybe you already know them. Write them down.
     3. Figure out what you love to do. Maybe two and three are the same. It doesn't matter. Write it down.
     4. Notice, I didn't ask anything about "weaknesses." They're irrelevant. Play to your strengths and the world will be your oyster.
     5. Most of all, remember that you're neither starting all over or quitting. All you're doing is reformatting, taking yourself to the world in a different vehicle. You get to choose the car!
                  
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