Everything begins with an ending (S4E3)

Show Notes

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“Every beginning is a consequence. Every beginning ends something.” Paul Valéry

Shifting into changes means sensing the new beginning ahead of us.

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Saying goodbye to what went before.

Endings are crucial to positive change. Whether that’s about shifting into a new life stage, a new job, a new mindset. And they’re often ignored - or rushed past.

In this episode I share some things in my own life that are coming to a close - and explore what it takes to create good endings, in order to build strong beginnings.

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• What endings are you facing? 
• How do you want to create your own new beginnings? 
• Endings can also be what happens when we decide to let something GO emotionally.
• William Bridges - an expert on change - saw that there’s a difference between CHANGE & TRANSITION
• We ALL respond differently to change - we’re seeing this in technicolour with the shifts into and out of lockdown & all the different experiences people are having
• The useful thing is to be aware of how change makes you feel - and then manage that, so you either don’t LEAP at change, as a way of avoiding other things that perhaps feel painful or challenging (definitely part of my own MO). Or AVOID change, because of fear - and then end up limiting your options, your life choices because of that - and perhaps miss out on something that would really fuel you.
• Bridges model has 3 stages - ENDINGS, TRANSITION (or neutral) & NEW BEGINNINGS. It’s important we’re aware of all three - choosing to make a change, means BEING AWARE of what we are ENDING. 

If there’s something you’re exploring right now and want some support with making your own change - with creating your own ending, building your own bridge and reaching your own new beginning, you know where I am.

I've also shared the piece from My Darling Girl below. 

Henny x

REFERENCES

• My darling girl - Henny Flynn

GRATITUDE

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