Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes - Softcover

Bridges, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201000822 ISBN 13: 9780201000825

Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books, 1980

Synopsis

Whether switching jobs or moving house, leaving school or retiring, change brings both opportunities and turmoil. Most of us struggle through such periods. This classic book shows how making a successful transition lets you recognize and seize new opportunities.Transitions has helped hundreds of thousands of readers to cope with changes by providing a road map of the transition process. With the understanding born of experience, William Bridges takes us step by step through the three stages of transition:Endings. Recognize endings as opportunities as well as losses, and even celebrate them with rituals designed to open new doors.The Neutral Zone. In this seemingly unproductive time-out, we feel disconnected from the past and emotionally unconnected to the present. The most frightening stage of transition, the Neutral Zone is really an important time for reorientation.The New Beginning. A successful transition requires more than persevering: it means launching ne

About this title

About the Author:

Formerly a professor of English, William Bridges made a shift to the field of transitional management in the mid-1970s; out of his workshops has grown a long career of consulting, lecturing, and helping others through transitions. He lives with his wife in Mill Valley, California.

Review:

Racine Journal Times, 3/3/11
“Excellent.”

Cleveland Sun Messenger, 3/24/11 “Provid[es] an elegantly simple yet profoundly insightful roadmap of the transition process.”

About this edition

• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
• Publication date: 1980
• ISBN 10: 0201000822
• ISBN 13: 9780201000825
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 176