managing transitions (biz tips)

This contributor post was written past Tiffany Han.

The internet is total of actually skilful advice, huh? Fifty-fifty here, I've written about many helpful and useful biz tips: how to say no, how to take a break, how to allow things go, how to focus on what you reallyreally want to practise.

While all of this communication is fantastic in theory, we inappreciably always talk nigh how to go from Point A (I say yes to everything!) to Point B (I only say yes to things that brand me feel really awesome!). In fact, we hardly ever talk about how it's not Signal B at all, but more likely Point X, with intermediaries betwixt beginning and finish.

Transition. It's not a very sexy word, simply working out the details of your transitions from where yous are to where yous want to be is the key to actually getting there. Otherwise, we find ourselves surrounded past a ton of other people'due south good ideas with no path for ourselves. (Hint: y'all ALWAYS have to figure out your ain way. Always.)

Here are 3 quick steps to aid transition (HA!) you into your own transition:

1. Know where you desire to go.

When working with my clients on goal-setting, the first stride is to become crystal articulate on what your end-goal is. Do yous want to have a healthy 3-day a week human relationship with Facebook? Practise yous want to finish maxim yes to loftier maintenance freelance clients? Are you gear up to walk away from your twenty-four hours job? Is information technology time to (finally!) commencement trusting your intuition?

Identify where you want to country (this could exist measurable or not) and dig into that scenario. What would information technology feel similar to give your detect to your dominate? What would your 24-hour interval-to-day reality be if you were simply doing piece of work you loved? How dandy would it feel to say farewell to the friendships that no longer serve y'all?

I know this sounds hippy-dippy, only focus on the feeling of your goal, and then that you can understand why information technology is so important.

2. Focus on the veryfirstnextstep.

Once y'all've gotten clear on your goal, shift your focus to the right now. Oftentimes, when the goal in question feels too far away, paralysis is the management nosotros trend towards. Instead, figure out what the first thing you should do is. And then do that and repeat.

Easier said than washed? If you're having a hard time figuring out the verybeginning starting signal, take 15 minutes and do a brain dump of everything that you'll demand to do. Then, assign an guild and priorities to each one. Then start, exercise one thing, and repeat.

If you lot're all the same stuck on this one, start anywhere. Do one matter. I promise, you'll feel better afterwards.

3. Comprehend the transition.

I know you're impatient. I know you want it at present. I know that information technology feels like forever before you'll be able to come across whatever change.

So what?

Aye, transition sucks. But so does staying in a place that'southward not serving y'all. It's up to you to make the choice to make a change. Once y'all've made the choice and decided to prioritize your goals, getting started is much easier.

Question for yous: What transition are you on the brink of right now? Where are you getting caught up? Are you willing to take the "practice one thing" challenge this calendar week? Let'due south hear all about it in the comments!

Tiffany Han, CPCC is a jitney for highly-artistic people who desire to wake upward happy. If you lot're feeling the growing pains of running your creative business and are prepare to STOP spinning your wheels and really become stuff done, her blog is sure to light your fire.