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1 Week 7 Assignment: Creating Your Personal Philosophy of Change Mamie Manns PHI 201 Professor Geza November 18, 2023

2 Reacting to Change A recent change I made was leaving my hometown Gary Indiana to move to Las Vegas Nevada. I had never been to Las Vegas I didn't know a soul that lived there all I knew was the weather was beautiful and it was time for me to go. I wasn't going to be a statistic or a product of my environment and die by a stray bullet or worst. Without a second thought I gave away everything in my apartment and whatever didn't fit in my suitcase I left to my nephew. Super excited but scared to death I was off on the next plane to Las Vegas. After reading an article in the Ascend Harvard Business Review the authors Kathlin Clubb and Jeni Fan states that "New and unpredictable obstacles will continue to present themselves every day" ( K. Clubb, J.Fan 1).This article said jest what I was thinking. things happen every day that's out of my control yes, I could get hit by a stray bullet but that can happen anywhere, so I figured if that was going to happen to me, I rather be living it up in Las Vegas then in my small dangerous town of Gary Indiana. Framing Change Planning how I was going to do this wasn't easy. I first put in my two week notice at work, then i began putting up posts of my social media pages letting everyone know I was getting rid of my winter a tier like my boots, my fur coats etc. knowing this move wasn't going to be cheap I started saling my flatscreen tv's three of them and a few other items that would help me financially. I sold my car then started looking for a place. Not sure how long it would be before i started working so instead of looking for a place of my own I look for people looking for a roommate. within no time got a call from a nice lady we clicked instantly and within a week I had moved to Las Vegas. when my plane landed the butterflies in my stomach was unbelivable! i was so nervous but also excited with the whole unknown aspect of it. Not to mention my anxiety was through the roof i was so worried about things blowing up in my face like would if the plane crashed, or would if my roommate changes her mind, and decided to go with someone else. After reading an article in the classical wisdom Alex Barrientos took the words out of my mouth when he wrote "The problem with change is that most of the time we like things the way they are. Even if your life is not a comfortable one, most people prefer to stick with the ‘Devil They

3 Know’ than to venture out into the great unknown" (A. Barrientos 2). You see I wasn't afraid I was excited, but I wasn't scared until it came time to let everyone know what i was about to do the look on their faces was priceless it was pure shock, they were all so afraid for me. know way! turning back now! Managing Change When I was preparing to book my flight, I thought it would be easy so far everything had run smoothly until it didn't when all my nieces and nephews came over to talk to talk me out of leaving it Wow my emotions got the best of me it was killing me to see how upset my babies were. they never been without me it was time everything that was going on and while I was leaving, they were of age too understand they were old enough that I could have this talk with them. All of the murdering from senseless gun violence just that summer alone Ilost five close friends to gun violence I didn't want to become a statistic or be a product of my environment and die or hit by a stray bullet. if I didnt leave now my way that it was going to be them carrying my casket. That this way im leaving on my terms and moving to beautiful Las Vegas. after explaining this to them they calm down things started to get better. We just sat around for the next two days laughing and reminiscing. Enjoying each other not knowing the next time we would see each other. the tears wouldn't stop this was so bittersweet. I ended up moving to Vegas and now they have a place to get away from all that violence they com e and visit me in beautiful Las Vegas anytime they want to. If their tears couldn't They are my everything If they couldn't stop me nothing was! I took the initiative to get up and get give up and not be a statistic or product of my community. I stayed agile and I didn't give up until I felt safe and was where I wanted to be. As a first step towards handling that failure to connect with the scientific framework that is the how to better understand the reasons behind our actions, we start by looking at the causal theory of action, which explains how our beliefs and desires can be seen as reasons for our actions (Lumsden D. Ulatowski J. 3). When it comes to the personal experience of managing change, like relocating to a different state, we can turn to Martin Heidegger's ideas. Heidegger talks about 'Being-in-the-World,' highlighting how our existence is closely tied to our surroundings. Moving to a new place isn't just a change of location; it's a shift in our way of being, involving a

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