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Rescuing Ourselves During Periods of Transition
cases, we are staring into an unknown future. Because we have never been in this position before, we have no experience to rely upon when it comes to “starting over”. There settles upon us a certain fog and we can’t stop asking ourselves endless questions like, “How did I get here?” or “What the heck do I do now?” In this unsettling condition of personal uncertainty, however, one thing is most certain: nobody is coming to rescue us. Like it or not, we must pick ourselves up by our bootstraps and focus on a new mission of personal rescue. Even though there is no cavalry coming for us, a successful personal rescue cannot be accomplished alone. We must identify every possible resource available to us, determine exactly how that resource should be utilized and incorporate it into our personal rescue plan.
by John Waechter
Identifying Our Resources
IT’S ONLY UP TO US
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growing number of people are facing daunting situations these days. Whether it is a result of a relationship break-up, loss of a job, lack of retirement income, bankruptcy or any
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other of the myriad of possibilities, individuals of all ages and levels of experiences are going through massive changes in their lives. These periods of transition can be extremely unnerving because, in most
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Resource identification may not always be as easy as it seems. There are many very obvious ones like family, former colleagues, mentors, previous clients or suppliers and many others. Those are typically going to be human relationships that have always been and currently remain within our comfort zone. We will also need to identify resources that may not be in our comfort zone at all.
