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Toronto – Nov 11th, 2009 – With contradictory forecasts from pundits, politicians and other prognosticators, it's no small wonder that many people are feeling stressed-out about what the future has to offer. It's difficult to watch friends and family members struggle to find their footing after losing jobs, or trying to come to terms with diminishing returns from savings and investments. These events, and others, can color how one sees the world. When stress or traumatic shifts are high, it's easy to forget that change is neither good nor bad. It's how we choose to look at a situation that makes it so.
Certainly there are many things that fall outside the control of individuals. So the trick is to manage how we react to sudden changes in circumstances. Because if there is one certainty in life – it's constant change.
According to Jim Clemmer, there are three ways a person can react to change. And the way we choose to see things determines how well we can bounce back from life's hurdles.
- Lead - Leaders take the initiative to make the best of a bad hand that's been dealt. Leaders often live with ambiguity and paradox while exploring and creating a broad array of options. Leaders try to live in the moment while building for the future.
- Follow - Followers may be shocked or stunned. They wait to see what else might happen and look to others for direction. They don't see the glass as half full or half empty but see both sides — or twice as much glass as is required.
- Wallow - Wallowers are often overwhelmed by change challenges. They very quickly narrow their field of vision to few or no options.
While most people fall into the Follower category, Clemmer has found that these categories can be very fluid, and in times of stress and turbulence it is more important to be able to identify when they are slipping into a wallow mode in order to keep themselves positive and grow at the speed of change.
About The CLEMMER Group
For over three decades Jim Clemmer's practical leadership approaches have been inspiring action and achieving results. Jim's bestselling books, columns, and newsletters have helped hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. Jim is a popular columnist and a regular guest on radio and television programs. Jim's latest book is Growing @ the Speed of Change. |
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