5 Ways to Roll With the Changes You Didn’t Want

Man in suit with head leaned back on couch, hand on foreheadAttitude is a big factor.

Change, in business as in life, doesn’t always happen the way we want it.

Especially in busy season.

It’s at those times when we may need some help. Here, from “change expert” M.J. Ryan, author of “AdaptAbility: How to Survive Change You Didn’t Ask For,” are a few helpful thoughts…

1. Focus on the solution, not the problem. Because society rewards analytic thinking, we believe that identifying the cause of our troubles is the answer: Why is this happening? That’s a starting point, but don’t spend too much time there. What are you going to do about where you are?