Use Every Opportunity To Talk About Your Passions

Any platform that I have, I use it to talk about change.

Change is often seen as an ending, when really it is an extraordinary opportunity to have a new beginning.

While it is hard to see change as an opportunity when you are in the middle of it, there are two things that can help you change your perspective: take off the rose-colored glasses and approach the situation like a curious adventurer.

1. In order to see change as an opportunity we need to stop romanticizing what we had before. Often when we feel a longing for a change or when change is forced upon us, we can get stuck in thinking about what we could or have lost. Fear and/or a distortion of history may trick us into only remembering what we have lost (e.g., the good times with the ex or the friendships at the old job). The truth is that there were likely a lot of things that did not meet our needs or bring us joy. Having a balanced memory of what was lost in the change will help make the idea of change less painful.

2. Approaching the situation like a curious adventurer can transform the way we think about change. As opposed to fixating on fear or a specific outcome, approaching times of change with a willingness to explore opens up the opportunity for anything to be possible. Creating space to ask introspective questions, trying different scenarios (e.g., different types of relationships or different jobs), and focusing on staying in tune with one’s inner desires as opposed to a specific outcome can help make the exploration through change less painful and more interesting.

For more from Craft Your Path Founder Jacqueline Misla, be sure to follow her on Instagram at @JacquelineMIsla.