Dealing with Change in Life

There are many reasons why people fear change. One of the major reasons is the loss of control that can be experienced during change. They fear that they will lose control of their territory and they lose their sense of self-defense (Ten Reasons People Resist Change). This is shown when in Jenny’s

A type of change that affected me was changing into a different role in the company and the tasks that were required.  While at CIGNA Healthcare, I started as a claims processor in 2007. I started out working on national accounts and worked my way up to processing the top accounts and performing other duties. My supervisor advised me that our department was slowly fading away. Employees with high numbers would stay, but unsure of how long, and others could possibly lose their job. She told me my best choice would be to look for a new job within the company so I could advance my skills and learn more, eventually obtaining the career I desired. I interviewed and received the position in the contract department. It was new and no one had performed this job except in Connecticut. I talked it over with my supervisor before accepting the position. After discussing it with her, my counselor, I finally accepted. It was a different atmosphere compared to what I was used to, ranging from the supervisor techniques to the job itself. My supervisor in claims was very supportive and a non-micro manager. She stated her expectations up front and allowed employees to make certain decisions, such as when they wanted to come in, choose between a 30 minute lunch to an hour, and allowed us to make our schedule (as long as we put in 40 hours). The supervisor in contracts was a micromanager. We had to tell him what time we were coming in and if it changed, we had to email him, and our schedule overall (lunch, work week, time we left) needed to stay consistent. He was upfront about expectations, but weekly, it would change. With production, the claims supervisor, advised us each week of our team’s numbers and held monthly meetings with us individually, pointed out, our strengths and weaknesses, if we were meeting our numbers, and what we could do to improve (even if we were

The only real change comes from inside. There is nothing in life that will ever change you drastically unless you let it. Life will only change you if you let it, that's why people walk around like they are protecting themselves with an imperceptible forcefield of false sangfroid attempting to act like they have their entire life together. The only way to perceive change is to go through a slow process of self development. In the movie Cast Away, Tom Hanks does a marvelous job of portraying how isolation and desperation can have a negative toll on a fragile mind.

People generally like to stay in their comfort zone, they do not like changes. However, change is a necessary part of life, we see change in nature every day. Change can be positive or negative. We can choose to embrace the change or reject it, we also can choose to allow the change to have a negative or positive impact on our lives. Helmstetter lists six steps when dealing with change. First to recognize the change, then to decide if you are going to accept or reject the change. The next step is to choose your attitude toward the change, then choose how you are going to deal with it and what actions you are going to take. The last step is to evaluate your progress of accepting the change (Lamberton and Minor, 2012)

Change should be seen as a challenge and embraced with enthusiasm (Marquis & Huston, 2012). In my professional and personal life, I view and respond to change as a way to make improvements to existing regulations and circumstances. I embark upon the quest with determination to succeed at whatever task is presented to me. Life without change can become unchallenging and stagnant (Marquis & Huston, 2012). As society and technology advance, you must incorporate the necessary transformations that arise with it.

“The images, metaphors, or frames that we hold, both of managing and of change, influence our ideas of what we think managing change is all about” (Palmer, Dunford, & Akin, 2009). As people we all see through our own eyes, we call see a different perspective and have a different reaction to what is coming next. As human beings we react differently to situations. Situations of change are transitions that some are able to adapt to quickly while others have a hard time. Being the leader of that change can be difficult and helping make a change does not come easily or effectively. Keep and Newcomer (2008)

Some people find changes to be stressful because they fear about job status. That`s why constant and clear communication with team members is vital. By keeping them informed about the change and expectations they will be prepared

There are many metaphors for change. I had been challenged one time at my church gathering to view change as a journey, from one place to another. It is easier to focus on where the journey started, and finally where it ended and forget any lessons learned while travelling. I have often heard it said, “When one door closes, another one opens”. What they don’t tell you, is that between the closed door and the open one is a long dark hallway. I think whether in an organization or in my personal life, change can feel like stumbling around in the dark. The familiar is left behind, and we venture into the unfamiliar. I believe the biggest challenge is not getting lost on this

The reality of change is a scary but a necessary situation during life. It brings people together through hard times, like hurricane Katrina. It could tear a society apart as it did to the Roman Empire when it fell into the wrong hands of a blood thirsty dictator. Changes could be harmless, in the sense that human life didn’t die because of it, like East Africa transitioning from a jungle to a grassland. Changes sometimes go unnoticed, like the sky changing from sunny to partly cloudy. Throughout all these different kinds of changes, people react in different ways and may make hard, indecisive decisions on how to solve or deal with the problem or issues. Change effects humans differently throughout time or in a matter of an over night experience,

After acquired to change management subject, I think that change is a state of transformation which results in an essential shift in the way we observe and interact with the world. The concept of change is more important in our lives as it enables us to face new experiences, either it be good or bad. To be safe from bad experience of change, knowledge to manage the change is compulsory for

Change also brings hope and a sense of renewal. It reinvigorates, it inspires and is emotional.

Change is when a person does not follow their everyday routine. They may want to try something different, or be forced to. Change can be for the good and the bad. Places can deal with change ranging from the weather, to the animals present, or the seasons changing. Also, objects can deal with change too. Objects like an iceberg can start to melt, or a forest fire can kill many trees in an area. As a human, we are the ones deciding on change. We are in a position to make big decisions and possibly even become a leader in order for change to happen. If one person starts to change, others will follow and hopefully, the change benefits all.

Individuals are products of their life experiences, with the ability to create and modify behavior; the ultimate goal of alteration of a behavior is improving some aspect of your life through analysis, and implementation of sequential procedures. For this project, I have chose to modify an increase in my daily water consumption, with the intention to enhance overall health and wellness. Water is an essential element for the survival of the human body. At least 20% of water necessary each day is consumed through the foods you eat, with direct consumption of water the most effective and beneficial method of rehydration. Each day, water is lost through the process of urination, respiration and perspiration, and in order for these bodily functions to occur water must be continually replaced through our daily diet. When water is not consumed individuals are at risk of dehydration, which can negatively impact the human body. These symptoms include thirst, headaches, dry-skin, fatigue, join and muscle pain. As a full-time university student, working part-time with social commitments throughout the day it is often difficult to intentionally reflect on how much water I have consumed, with in some instances not having access to a water bottle at all times. Research suggests, that the transtheoretical model of change, also known as the stages of change model, will be a good model for changing this behavior. The transtheoretical model is an integrative and comprehensive model of

Change is inherently stressful. Ken wants to do a good job, and he sees the reorganization making it difficult for him to do the quality work he values - the kind of work that's made him a star. 4 DRAWINGS BY CHUCK MORRIS On top of his personal problems, it's not surprising that he blew up." "So some people have a problem dealing with change," Morns said.

Change is a common thing that happens all around us on a daily basis sometimes even without us noticing. It can range from family level to international levels, likewise in time frame it can happen on a daily basis, a monthly, yearly or even a decade. In the words of Senior & Fleming (6) Change can be simply defined as process of moving from one state to another. It is this transition that creates distress to the people due to fear of the unknown. We can not stop change but rather we can only manage it. So then what is change management?