We’ve all heard the saying “the only constant is change.” However, when change lands on our doorstep we are usually bewildered and uncertain of where and how we will land on solid ground again.

A huge change in my own life occurred when my first husband passed away from leukemia just 13 days shy of our baby’s first birthday. And, of course, I see the impact of change with my clients no matter what type of change is happening in their lives — getting married after being a long-time single, a job loss, a divorce, or experiencing an empty nest for the first time.

What I’ve experienced and learned in my own life is that Change — no matter how difficult or unwelcomed – is always an opportunity. And here is where the rubber meets the road — you get to choose! Good old Webster sums it up perfectly: transition is defined as a passage from one state, stage, or place to another; transformation is defined as an act, process or instance of being transformed or changed.

Quite honestly, for some changes a transition might make the most sense and suit you just fine. In my own life, I choose transformation and with it the promise that at the end of the tunnel my life would emerge even better than before.

Be honest with yourself. Take a few moments to think about whether you want your change to be a transition or a transformation.

I’d love to hear about your own Adventures to Transformation ™.

Karen Hodges