Thriving on Change

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Setting Healthy Boundaries at Work - By Joan Burge

I hope all of you had an incredible weekend and enjoyed it with your loved ones. Mine was terrific as it was spent with my children. I keep calling them “children” even though they are young adults. While things are constantly changing, one thing that is constant is when you are a parent you are always a parent.

Speaking of change, I recently presented the topic of change to two different groups. It’s always a great reminder for me when I get to speak on this topic, as to just how much and how quickly things change. The best part of the speech is when I provide strategies for thriving on change, because it reinforces my belief that we can thrive on change if we choose.

This week, focus on the opportunity in every change. Even in an event that we might consider negative (such as an illness), there is always a lesson to learn.

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Anticipate. Try to guess where things are going. Keep your ears and eyes open. Know what is going on around you at work, in your community, and with you family. You can then do #2.
Prepare. Get relevant information. Stay informed. Make specific plans for the upcoming changes so you feel more in control. Be active, not passive.
Visualize. Imagine yourself positively in the new situation. Look for the good. With change comes both danger and opportunity. See both, but focus on the opportunity.
Accept the change. Don’t fight change that is inevitable. Be flexible. Learn to adapt as quickly as you can.
Get support. Share your feelings with a trusted friend or family member. Or talk to someone who will encourage you, lift you up and inspire you in case your family can’t support you or your change because they are afraid for you.

All the best to you as you strive to thrive on change!

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Joan Burge has been a visionary for administrative training and development since 1990. One of the first to venture into the administrative training industry, she has become an international administrative expert, trainer, author, and consultant. Joan Burge equips administrative professionals to move beyond task work to higher-level functions that meet the ever-changing demands of todays workplace. Best known for her highly-acclaimed Star Achievement Series®, a 12-part Certification and Designation training program designed to promote Star Performance among administrative, support and front-line staff. She is the creator and host of the Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence, the World Class Assistant Certificate program, and more than 40 customized workshops and seminars for administrative professionals. Joan's most recent work Who Took My Pen ... Again? (2012 Burge, Fraze, Freeman) joins her many other groundbreaking books for the administrative profession which include Underneath It All; Postgraduate Level Revelations Lift Administrative Assistants to New Heights, Become an Inner Circle Assistant, 3 other books and 15 workbooks. She is the editor of Monday Motivators weekly e-zine and has been published in more than 100 trade journals. With her passion to fill a niche in the administrative education arena, she continually explores what is necessary to excel in that position. Before starting Office Dynamics International, Joan was an administrative professional for 20 years in 12 different companies in 5 states. She worked her way up from receptionist to assisting CEOs, serving in a variety of industries ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies.
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