How to Survive Change...You Didn't Ask For

Sharon Begley in Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain

What do you deeply care about? What gives meaning and purpose to your life? What energizes you? How could you get more in touch with those things now

Commitment: They were passionate about life and saw it as having a deeper meaning than just survival.

Control: They believed they could influence their lives and the events around them for the better, and took actions to make that true

Challenge: They saw whatever change befell them as a chance to grow and learn, and expressed optimism about the future

Get the 3Cs in Place

Milling causes delay

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There are three kinds of support other people can give, say social psychologists—tangible support, like money, food, and shelter; advice and help with problem solving; and empathetic listening. Think about which you need most at the moment and who might be able to offer it

Asking yourself, “And then what happens

Luck” is found through your capacity to see the difficulty as an opportunity and meet it with enthusiasm