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Dealing With Change
There is a tool, or rather an insight, that I teach my clients. When we are dealing with change, there is a point during this transformation when things are hard, challenging, or uncomfortable. I refer to this time as the “The Bad Before The Good” We are struggling and feel despair, frustration, or even sadness. This feeling will not last forever, but it is just part of the process of change. Understand that being in the “Bad Before The Good” is just part of getting to where you want to go and becoming who you want to be.
I’m excited to share about change and how it can give us hope and move forward in life and in business.
Dealing with Change
I always knew I wanted to have children. Becoming a mother was something I longed for and even looked forward to pregnancy. Within a few months of marriage, I found out I was pregnant. I was scared and excited all at the same time. The excitement faded pretty quickly when I started to feel sick. I was miserable. I was having a hard time dealing with change in my health. There was nothing I could do that made me feel better. Every day for months I would say to myself, “Tomorrow I will feel better.” I awoke with feeling of disappointment every morning when I felt horrible again. The sickness seemed never ending and I felt like the nausea was a lifelong sentence. Then a miracle happened. After months of feeling sick, I woke up and I actually felt better. The urge to vomit my brains out was gone and my energy was back too. It was incredible how good I felt.
You may be wondering why I tell you this familiar story. The truth is, I love a good analogy. That is how I learn and in turn how I teach. Having a baby is something I wanted, but my body had to go through a great deal of change to make that happen. The change was not easy or comfortable, but it did not last forever. In the end, I grew a beautiful human and the result was the best reward—becoming a mother.
Change is inevitable in our lives, whether that is emotional, physical or mental. It is part of the process as we evolve and strive to become our best selves. Sometimes the change comes involuntarily and sometimes it comes by choice. If we want different results in our lives then we have to anticipate and embrace change, no matter how uncomfortable or painful it is. Our life is filled with ups and downs or positives and negatives. We cannot have one without the other. If we can accept that, then we will get to where we are going with more understanding.
There is a tool, or rather an insight, that I teach my clients. When we are dealing with change, there is a point during this transformation when things are hard, challenging, or uncomfortable. I refer to this time as the “The Bad Before The Good” We are struggling and feel despair, frustration, or even sadness. This feeling will not last forever, but it is just part of the process of change. Understand that being in the “Bad Before The Good” is just part of getting to where you want to go and becoming who you want to be.
When we recognize and have awareness of the process, it allows us to accept it, but also to keep moving forward. If we give up or surrender in the middle of the BAD we won’t have the opportunity of experiencing the GOOD. If that is the case, we won’t ever realize that all that misery was worth it.
Think about some of the hard trials or challenges in your life. What good came from those difficulties? Maybe you gained a new or stronger relationship, maybe you experienced success, you learned a new skill, or you became stronger. I promise if we look there is always something “good” that follows.
Change is hard. It can often make or break us, but if we can learn to recognize what is happening then it gives us hope and keeps us moving forward.
The next time you are seeking change, or it happens without warning, prepare yourself for the “bad before the good”, understanding that when you are in the depths of the bad that you are in the process of change. It won’t last forever, and it is a good thing; it shows that you are one step closer to becoming the best you.
I'm Brittni Schroeder!
I’m a Diet Coke drinkin, chocolate eatin, Netflix watchin, all-around good time! I want to show you how to grow and scale your business. Let’s be business BFFs!
