There are two additional concepts that are helpful to understand here. When we're dealing with change in the present tense, we may find ourselves remembering situations from the past, this recollection or resonance or baggage can be very positive. It can also be very challenging and very negative. It depends on what we're reflecting on. So, for example, if your organization is going through a reorganization and the recollection of the last time you went through a reorganization was, it was a little rough, but I mean, at the end of the day, it came out very positive, you ended up with a new role in your organization, and it's never been better. So therefore, you may think about, oh, boy, another reorganization Yay, this is going to be great.

Or if experience with reorganization in the past was less than desirable. It's perhaps it's like oh my gosh, that was 18 months sorting this all out and it really was a mess. And at the end of the day, everybody can't No worse off. At least that's what it seemed like, holy cow, I sure hope it's not going to be another one of those things. So that resonance or that baggage comes along with it, especially for unresolved transitions. The other concept that's worth noting here is resistance, the reluctance or reticence to want to go along with the change or struggle through the transition.

A couple things to remember here, first of all, resistance is perfectly normal and perfectly natural. We all resist change, even changes that we long for, we can resist. So, when we think about the resistance, the resistance as we start to unpack that can come from the change itself. It could come from the transition, or it could come from memory or baggage or resonance. So what I'd like you to do is I'd like you to think This worksheet, the reality of resistance. And I'd like you to think about all of the changes that are going on for you right now at work.

And think about where your resistance might be coming from. So first of all, it's perfectly normal and natural and very healthy to recognize, you might be a little bit reluctant or a little bit cautious going into this. So is it coming from the change itself? For example, maybe the new job has got a very steep learning curve. So we're not all of that. Sure, we can learn this thing fast enough.

And we never like to be behind the learning curve. So that may be causing some reluctance. Or it's not the learning curve at all. It might be you know, I really miss my old boss this, this whole thing that's going on. I mean, wow. You know, I really enjoyed working with my boss and you know, I really miss her.

Or it might be Wow, this reorg I hope this really isn't like what happened the last time I changed jobs, this time around. It better be easier. So that's the notion of resistance based on baggage or resonance. So here's the thought. What can you do right now to deal with all forms of this resistance that you're struggling with? This is all very normal, very natural.

So what I'd like you to do is to find this worksheet again, this action plan. Again, this one is simply a note to yourself, in this case, it might be in probably is things that you can do, maybe it's in the next month or so maybe it's within the next week, maybe it's some things that we collectively produce a group of, you're experiencing the same kinds of changes and struggling with the same kinds of resistance. So just make a note or two. How will you deal with the ongoing challenge of resistance?