Change on Purpose, For a Purpose
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Change on Purpose, For a Purpose

Image facing a transition, personally or professionally, that you've not experienced before.

Many of us would experience a level of fear and doubt about this change because we lack the self-assurance to navigate the unknown.

What if I told you there are time-tested principles that could make you:

? A person who no longer fears change

? A worker that is continuously helping to create new value

? Someone with an ability to compete in an ever-changing world

? A “Change-Ready” person?

Change Like A Champion (CLAC) is a transmedia (multi-platform) educational platform designed to support business and sports professionals in transitioning through life’s changes.

In simple terms…we help individuals and organizations change on purpose, for a purpose.

In order to understand the science of change and transition we must first understand three aspects of change, which will be explained in the form of three questions.

  1. Why are we changing?
  2. What are we changing?
  3. How do we change?

Answering questions #1 and #2 is imperative for our motivation to change, and the more clearly we are able to identify and articulate the 'why' and the 'what' the easier it will be to learn the 'how' to change.

The 'why' a person might be experiencing change is based on the reason.

A very simple example of 'why' is because they have to!!! In other words, personally it could be a marital change or professionally you could've been laid off. For both of these examples, the 'what' becomes clearer......I'm going to be single or I'm going to be jobless, and accelerates quickly into the 'how' do I successfully navigate this change.

THE GOOD NEWS

We at CLAC have years of experience helping professional athletes and highly-successful organizations learn 'how' to Face Change Like a Champion through our 5 RULES of Change.

Rule #1 - REFOCUS

The first key to changing like a champion is to refocus, and the best way to refocus is to evaluate current objectives and goals while creating new objectives that revolve around the pending change. The more specific the better, and considering the ‘Why’ and ‘What’ are an important part of this refocus. Applying time stamps and identifying accountability measures to each objective is also an imperative consideration during this step.

Rule #2 - USE YOUR NETWORK

We all have a collective individual and organizational network of people around us.?Utilizing this network of human collateral to help accomplish the objectives created during our refocus can help accelerate reaching these objectives.

It’s important to clarify that we are not talking about using and abusing people for our own gain, but creating win-win relationships with groups or individuals within our network that may be able to assist with our new objectives.

Rule #3 - LET GO

One of the most unrecognized and allusive aspects of the change process is letting go.?Letting go frees the needed mental and emotional bandwidth required to fully navigate change.?This could mean letting go of negative aspects – such as a certain way of thinking, acting, or failure.?It could also mean letting go of positive aspects – such as past successes or wins because of the simple fact that, “All glory is fleeting.” Like many other aspects of life that may be tied into our emotions, Letting Go has it’s own individual timetable, however, the sooner we let go, the sooner we free the emotional and mental bandwidth needed to fully navigate our pending change.

Rule #4 - EXECUTE YOUR PLAN

Change can be like the old-fashioned water pump that sometimes produces water on the first pump, but many times only brings water after multiple pumps, and even multiple priming. This stage of the change process is where the real work comes in.?Change is not easy and rarely a one-and-done process, because change often requires an adjustment while implementing the new objectives. During this step of the change process, I like to utilize a method known as PDCA (Plan – Do – Check – Adjust).?Refocus is the planning step I mentioned earlier and this step is where we do, then check the results, and then adjust where needed.?Because a goal without action is simply a dream and we must remain open to any small adjustments needed as these new objectives are implemented.

Rule #5 - SOMEONE (find a Mentor)

One of the best ways to learn is from others, and one of the best ways to navigate change is to learn from someone else.

A mentor doesn’t necessarily need to be someone older, but should be someone with experience about your specific change or perhaps where you’d like to be.

In conclusion, facing change and transition can be daunting but also exciting moments in our life.

Learning the three aspects of change: Why - What - How position us to no longer fear change but embrace it with a renewed sense of confidence.

Feel free to share this content and watch for our new learning modules, presentations, workshops, book, and other transmedia materials in order to help you - Change Like a Champion.

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Leland K. Bassett

Strategic Communication Management, Motivation, Consulting, Branding, Digital Marketing, Crisis Management, Change Management; Executive Coaching; Inclusive Pluralism; Generational Responsibility, “Theatre Rat”

2 年

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