Hi Reader,

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Change is scary.

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Change is also a gift.

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Change reminds us what matters most, and can help us see who really has our back.

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Leading through change requires sensitivity, and it's tricky navigation. It's in the moments where people feel most vulnerable or where the biggest things are on the line, that our kindness hits deepest. Moments of crisis, change, rupture and repair often present us with an opportunity - it's the opportunity to reward, repay and honour the loyalty that people have shown us in the past.

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Not all change is for the best. We might need to take some time to mourn good things passing, to process our anger or sadness, or take stock. It's OK in the middle of change not to be able to see a clear path through - for a while, the way through is just to concentrate on putting one foot in front of the other. Kindness starts with you.

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And then the changes settle. Time passes. A new normal emerges. Things might be better or worse than before, but you get to look back.

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And what do you see when you do? You see someone brilliant and resilient, with skills (perhaps even with new ones the changes taught you), with great relationships strengthened, and more life experience in the bag.

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Was your response perfect? Probably not. Were you flustered at times? Flawed? Maybe even floored? Undoubtedly. But here you are to tell the tale, to reflect on what you've learned through the process, and ready to taste higher highs because you've known what lows feel like.

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When big changes hit, it can feel like a shock - like everything was all in the right place and now it's not. But remember, that's not the reality. The reality is that everything is slowly changing and moving, every single day. That's life. It's just we're so engrossed in it day-to-day that we don't even notice the movement unless it starts moving much faster than we are. But we are always moving. And all those days of gradual movement got you fitter for this faster stuff more than you ever realised at the time.

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So if you're going through change right now, or feeling a sense of 'change-shock' somewhere in your life, remember that you have the skills to navigate through. That changes bring blessings as well as curses. And that this too shall pass.

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Have a great week,

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Graham

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