Where has normal gone?

As humans what we consider normal is never really 'normal' any more - so how do we truly thrive when everything 'normal' is changing?

We don't need faster cars, but if our car is faster than our neighbours - that's good - until they get an even faster car. We like a fur coat - but only if it's a high quality fake - because you know, what would the neighbours think if they knew it was real? Offering champagne at a party used to be the highest form of hospitality - but what if our guests no longer drink booze?

What used to be smart and sharp only yesterday, might not be as smart or sharp today. So what is smarter and sharper - zooming in on a private jet or dropping in via zoom? Having a smart office address or smart agile workforce?

Change is everywhere – in global politics, in new behaviours to sustain our planet, in technology from AI to bio engineering, in healthcare, even in how we signal success to ourselves and our neighbours. And it’s super fast. As Yuval Noah Harari said,

"Change is the only certainty in life"

For most of us, we know that in order to thrive at work, at home, in our whole life - the trick is to adapt to these changes

Adapt eh? Since before we worked out how to create fire, we humans have been adapting – yet, the truth is that we have never had to adapt quite so quickly to change, as we do today. So whilst change is inevitable, for most of us feeling frazzled, fractured and fraught is also inevitable, very few of us enjoy the ride of change and welcome the adaptations which the adventure of change requires

Instead of feeling change is an adventure it can often feel so stressfull, it squeezes everything out of us. We are no longer sharp or smart. When we are stressed, we are like a squeezed lemon, no more juice to give, no more flavour to add, yet still being squeezed 

Is getting rid of feeling stressed and squeezed something you’d like to do? Is getting back to sharp and smart worth the effort?

Change is confusing, bewildering it squeezes out numerous concerns, issues and reservations that if not addressed can leave people feeling stressed, empty, with nothing left to give. That’s what makes so many people resistant to new changes because their past experience has squeezed them dry

So what can we do to stop feeling squeezed dry, wrung out and overwhelmed by change?

Knowing how to help ourselves, knowing how to ask for help, is what ensures we are not squeezed dry. But here’s the rub. Who do we ask for help? How do we even admit we feel squeezed dry and need help, when even admitting this can feel like weakness in a world where only the fittest seem to survive?

The truth is, the answers to your questions about how you adapt to the changes you personally face actually lie within you. Key is, having the tools and mind-sets to tap into these answers so that you can thrive in a way which works for you, to quote Tolstoy,

"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself"

This is so true. If we find change so stressful it squeezes everything out of us then knowing Progressfull can give us the how-to’s and make it sweet and enjoyable is nothing short of life enhancing

Progressfull has created an Upskill (our name for a course/masterclass ) called Change muscles where we share content and activities so you can decide where you want to focus your energy to achieve success when facing change

How about you highlight where you’re being squeezed too much, decide to do something about it and change yourself.  Change muscles  will help you learn how to make change a sweet not bitter experience. It will enable you to swap feeling frazzled, fractured and fraught for feeling energised, exhilarated and able to enjoy the ride of change - we can get back to feeling sharp and smart

Change muscles  will show you easy practical ways to take control and make change a sweet not bitter experience. You will then become one of the few who are sharp, smart and agile in the workforce. Try it we think you will like it!

 If you would like to discover how to be calm and poised when faced with change, confident because you know you have the insights, tools and frameworks to enable you to successfully adapt -  tap the link here to experience the Change muscles Upskill