Moving is hard. Change is hard. The old Greek philosopher who said, “The only constant is change,” nailed it.
After 12 years in the same house, I’m moving into a new one we just finished building. It’s exciting, stressful, and a total grind. I told myself we’d be fully moved in two days. That didn’t happen. Not even close.
I’ve still got time before we no longer legally own the old place but I still failed my plan. And that’s when it hit me:
Most of us don’t fail at change.
We fail at planning for change.
This move didn’t sneak up on me. I knew it was coming for months. But the details, the prep, the mental load, the boxes, the old junk, the forgotten screws in the junk drawer…they hit hard. I thought I was ready. I wasn’t.
In moments like this, we always have two choices:
Complain and blame.
Shut up and get to work.
Maybe ask for help. Maybe find a little joy in the chaos. But definitely get to work.
Same thing if you’ve just lost a job, got a new boss you don’t like, or missed a deal you thought you had in the bag. The options are the same:
Complain and blame.
Get up. Get moving. Keep building.
You get to choose.