Many of us are so conditioned to the stress and striving and vigilant nature of working toward a goal, that we don’t know what to do with it when we get there. The tendency might be to doubt our accomplishments or to jump right ahead to “What’s Next?”- which leads us to feel empty and directionless. 

So, even though you’ve reached the promised land, as it were, you may need a little practice at being in this phase.

Here’s a couple practices to remember: 

…you have a vision of where you’d like to go, and you have even developed a plan for getting there… Then, seemingly from the outset of your journey, as Winston Churchill would say “It’s just one damn thing after another.”

Realizing you’ve entered Phase Three of the Change Cycle can be a useful shift in perspective to keep you going.

The body loves variety and thrives when we use it to explore new ways of moving and playing.

The problem comes when we either ignore or resist these signals to shift what we’re doing…

It is a time to follow the urge to experiment and try new things but don’t rush the full-time commitment just yet…

when change feels cataclysmic, it sends our nervous system into overdrive - into a flight, fight, freeze or fawn state - in which it’s nearly impossible to see a clear path forward. 

So how do we ride this wave of change when it feels so big and dangerous? 

Does a Catalytic event need to be Cataclysmic?!

When something comes along that inspires or pushes you to change, how do we ride this wave the best?

As soon as we can acknowledge change is happening, we’re in stage one of the change cycle…

Stage one calls us to look inward - it’s a time to go into a cocoon, or like a tree shedding it’s leaves going into Fall it's a time to acknowledge what we're leaving behind. 

The thing that seems most true for our times is that change is constant. From the advances in technology, to shifting political landscapes, to how our jobs are performed, to the climate of the earth… It can be really disorienting to figure out how to navigate in a constantly changing world.