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Healing

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Now that the nastiness of the U.S. campaign is behind us, I can once again enjoy watching football without getting disgusted by the political ads at every break. More importantly, we can begin the healing process.

The first step in healing is to accept the outcome. Like it or not, Donald Trump was chosen through the electoral process and will soon become the 45th President. The idea of lashing out at people, marching in protest, or making nasty comments on social media is not too far off from your young child having a tantrum because he doesn’t want to go to preschool.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in accept what is, eliminate negativity, forgiveness.

#468 Making Transitions

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One way to make life much easier is to get good at making transitions.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in accept what is, Change, Podcasts.

#466 Transition In Good Times

Successful companies are able to transition in good times. Even if things are going well think of ways you can continue to grow.

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Posted by Joel Brookman in accept what is, Change, Podcasts.

#465 You Can’t See The Whole Picture

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Understand that we all have a narrow view of the world. You can’t see the whole picture. In time you will see how transitions in life play out.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in accept what is, Can't see the whole picture, Change, Perspective, Podcasts.

Transitions

Sarah GraduationAs creatures of habit people often have a difficult time moving from one part of life to another. We resist the inevitable by fighting against transitions. Why, because transitions take us out of our comfort zone.

The first step in dealing with transitions is acceptance. I have a friend who worked in tech support for a Fortune 500 company. The company decided to try outsourcing some of their support functions to India. Little by little people around him were being let go. He refused to believe that it would happen to him. He just continued to justify his position in his mind, and came up with reasons why they wouldn’t outsource the entire department.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in accept what is, Can't see the whole picture, Change, Surrender.

#464 Acceptance

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The first step in dealing with life’s transitions is acceptance.…

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Posted by Joel Brookman in accept what is, Change, Podcasts, resistance.

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