1. Great read! |   We don't like change. Emotional flexibility — the ability to vary one’s approach to dealing with emotions and those of others. I hate it when I have no control whatsoever with what’s taking place. 2. Barton Goldsmith, Ph.D., LMFT is an award-winning therapist and writer. The way I spent my free time changed;  the conversations I wanted to have with friends changed–I no longer wanted to talk about menial everyday drama and gossip… I wanted to talk about and make new life changes around my goals, items on my bucket list, ways to better my life and all the new things I wanted to learn and try. An adaptive individual is able to refocus the mind in new directions and make choices based on his or her desired outcomes. This will allow you to make informed choices. The most beautiful part of this post is the string of comments to which you replied–each and every one. When a negative change is looming, start looking for alternatives before it actually happens, if you can. And just the act of letting things go will help you to simplify, to focus on what's important, and to build the life you want. 4. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.”. I sure do know well enough that you are an advocate of change and manage it so well, having learnt to adapt to it in your life. It may be fear of leaving a company for another one or finding a better mate. Prepare for change with continuous learning. Be prepared to lose friends. https://EzineArticles.com/expert/Steve_Brunkhorst/2773, Self Improvement: Success How to Choose Effective Self-Help Resources. Answers: 2 to question: Section 2: Adapting to Changes Throughout your life, you will need to adapt your budget to respond to changes in your income and expenses. -, How to Succeed at Complex, Continuous Change, Adaptability: Responding Effectively to Change, How to Foster Flexible Leadership in Times of Instability, 4 Unexpected Lessons Learned from Hardships, Adaptable Leadership: What It Takes to Be a Quick-Change Artist, 3 Steps for Successfully Implementing Change in an Organization, When She Leads: Teaching Teens to Code, and Beyond, When She Leads: How a Manufacturing Company Stepped Up for Women in Business, When She Leads: Women in Healthcare & Philanthropy, Leading People Through Change Workshop Kit. Learning (at your own pace) to deal with the changes going on around you is a great survival tool. Available topics include Leading with Agility, Innovation & Breakthrough Thinking, Leading Through Change, and more. Change is inevitable so we just need to learn how to accept it. FOMO that I won’t be able to take another family trip with them. If you want to improve your responses to change in the future, Calarco says you need to practice the 3 components of adaptability: cognitive flexibility, emotional flexibility and dispositional flexibility. Had I known then what I know now, I sure would have handled it a lot better. Start looking for another job. The power to adapt to any situation in life lies in getting clear on what these expectations, requirements, and desires actually are. Glad you could resonate with the post Jack!