The Art Of Transitioning - Study Results
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The document, authored by Dr. Ingo Rauth, explores the art of transitioning—how individuals navigate life's changes and the processes involved in moving from the old to the new. It outlines various stages of transition, including disengagement, engagement, and stabilization, and discusses emotional states, triggers, and practices that support successful transitions. Rauth emphasizes that transitions are not merely about finding the next opportunity but about evolving into the next version of oneself.
The Art Of Transitioning - Study Results
- 1. The Art of Transitioning How do people find and become what they want to be next? Dr. Ingo Rauth, 2019 @schoolofbecoming
- 2. The Study in a Nutshell The Art of Transitioning 26 26 female male Age distribution 22 60 Geographic distribution Sampling: Snowball sampling Financing: independent Interview-duration: 45-120 min Interviews: Semistructured Gender distribution
- 3. Disengage - find yourself and get beyond the old. AGENDA THE ART OF TRANSITIONING What is a transitions? Engage - from opportunity to reality. Reorient - finding new opportunities.
- 4. … an event or nonevent that requires us to change our relationships, routines, assumptions, and roles. 4 A TRANSITION IS … BASED ON ANDERSON, GOODMAN, SCHLOSSBERG (2012) COUNSELLING ADULTS IN TRANSITION
- 5. CERTAINTY/EMOTIONALSTATE Transition Journey The Art of Transitioning REORIENT Neutral Zone. Not knowing what is the old or the new. DISENGAGE Ending, losing, letting go of the current. ENGAGE Beginning the new. STABELIZE The new becomes the new norm. THE FAMILIAR THE MESSY MIDDLE (UNCERTAINTY) THE NEW TIME relationships,routines,assumptions,androles past,present,future
- 6. CERTAINTY/EMOTIONALSTATE Transition Journey The Art of Transitioning REORIENT Neutral Zone. Not knowing what is the old or the new. DISENGAGE Ending, losing, letting go of the current. ENGAGE Beginning the new. STABELIZE The new becomes the new norm. THE FAMILIAR THE MESSY MIDDLE (UNCERTAINTY) THE NEW TIME relationships,routines,assumptions,androles past,present,future
- 7. Dipping in and out + Doing the new during weekends, sabbaticals, holidays, evening courses, and slowly increase the time investment. Switch when it is secure. + Hold on to the old until a new is found - Get fired, dumped, loosing a loved one. Jump (Embrace) the gap + Quit the old to take time to find the new. - (Mental) health related break. Bridging + Quit the old, working part time to finance the new - Being laid off and doing a part time job. - Being married while living apart. Scaling + Slowly reducing the time spend in the old, increase time investment in the new. E.g. 80%, 60%, 40%, freelance job. - Being employed on 50% due to an economic downturn. Fading + Slowly turning the circumstance one has into the opportunity one wants. E.g. engaging in experimental HR programs, Do you have a preferred way to transition? What is good or bad about it? Journey Archetypes The Art of Transitioning
- 8. 8 DISENGAGE EVERY BEGINNING START WITH AN ENDING. LETTING GO OF THE FAMILIAR. Money! 2019 Dr. Ingo Rauth The Art of Transitioning
- 9. What Triggers a Transition 9 The Art of Transitioning CONTEXT SELF career (promotion, retirement) age religious community physical health (disability) family (becoming a parent, death) changes in moral societal changes neurological changes (brain development) education (start, end) mental health (burnout, bipolar, etc.)
- 10. The Art of Transitioning Life Stages 10 Source: Levinson
- 11. Triggers & Perception 11 The Art of Transitioning EVENT PERCEPTION CONTEXT: BEING PROMOTION SELF: BEING PREGNANT Anticipated Excited Joy Unanticipated … surprised … surprised Non-event Disappointed Grief
- 12. SELF LIMITING BELIEFS 12 The Art of Transitioning What I want is silly / not attainable. I am not good enough. Others will judge me. Everyone is doing it. I will not make enough money … …
- 13. WHAT IS (NOT) MOVING US 13 The Art of Transitioning The perceived pains of loosing the now vs. the possible gains of the future. HINDERING “Something is lacking”, “feels meaningless”, “I always wanted to …,” “I achieved everything I wanted but I am still not happy.” “I’m not challenged anymore.” … “They don’t understand/recognize me.” “I felt left alone.” “The don’t value …” “My position wasn’t safe.”, “I had reached an age …” “I was burned out.” SUPPORTING Self- actualization living in line with values & ambitions Esteem needs: prestige, accomplishment Belonging and love: intimate relations, friends Safety: incl. security Physiological needs: food, water, warmth, rest SELF-FULFILLMENTNEEDS PSYCHOLOGICALNEEDS BASICNEEDS “The title of …”, “I work for X which is Y” “Doing X is silly, I am a …,” “Everyone is doing it.” “My … need me”, “What would my … think.”, “I have been a … for … years” “Social security”, “retirement plan”, “kids’ college tuition”, “It doesn't pay enough"… “I need to provide for my kids." "I need money to pay for,…”
- 14. 14 REORIENT HOW TO FIND YOUR WAY? Clarity! 2019 Dr. Ingo Rauth The Art of Transitioning
- 15. I’m lost! What should I do? I can’t change this! Can I change this? 15 Mounting Uncertainty • The old isn’t an option. • The new hasn’t materialized. • The path forward is unclear. (we can’t plan) • Highly emotional. Something is wrong. 2019 Dr. Ingo Rauth The Art of Transitioning
- 16. CHALLENGES 16 The Art of Transitioning Thinking you could know the future (past experience boundary). A negative bias in evaluating future events. Equate knowing about with experiencing. Not knowing how to work with one’s emotions. Trying to ‘solve' uncertainty through planning and execution. Knowing when to plan and when to ‘way-find.’
- 17. What are we looking for? 17 The Art of Transitioning What do I really want? What do I have to do to get there? Who am I and what is important to me? Hope. Meaning is restored when past, present, and future are aligned.
- 18. Spirituality The Art of Transitioning 18 Higher Power God The universe. People knowledge/science … Principle Everything is happens for a reason. If I communicate I will receive. I just have to meet the right person The answer is somewhere out there. … Practice Prayer. Letters to the universe. Contacting people, Search sci. databases. ,,,
- 19. WHAT IS NOT WORKING Hindering Supporting The Art of Transitioning 19 Vacationing to escape and hopping for a miracle. Exploring to gain a new perspective. Jumping at and committing to opportunities. Testing multiple (job) opportunities. Frantically doing one thing after another. Reflection on experiences to inform future choices. Communicate what others want to hear. Communicating what one wants, or is excited about. Self distraction (Netflix). Self care (Crafting simple, generative routines.) Judging yourself. Be kind to yourself. Thinking "I should” as if there was a best practice. Embracing “uncertainty” as an opportunity to explore. Hiding. Seeding.
- 20. TRANSITION PRACTICES The Art of Transitioning 20 (Reflective) Journaling. Value exercise. Review past transitions. Reflect on impact to isolate the problem. SELF DISCOVERY Travel to unfamiliar destinations. Try (parts of) it for a weekend. Geting listened to. ‘Seed’ by talking about what you are passionate about. Communicate what you know and let others make sense. Read. Shadow/ interview someone.’ Volunteering.Yoga Meditation / Mindfulness practice REORIENT Nature walks. Meet friends. Cook.Art, Sports. Dev. a spiritual practice. Develop a routine.. Mindfulness practice. Dev. meaning in other areas of life. SELF-CARE Plan and execute small tasks.
- 21. 21 ENGAGE A NEW BEGINNING Speed | ? 2019 Dr. Ingo Rauth The Art of Transitioning
- 22. 22 When you know: The hint(s) • A phrase, a word, a thing, an experience, … • A direction, not necessarily a destination. • Experience an emotional response. • You don’t know it until you see it. • Brings hope … and a lot of work. Engaging 2019 Dr. Ingo Rauth The Art of Transitioning
- 23. First enlightenment, then the laundry. 232019 Dr. Ingo Rauth The Art of Transitioning
- 24. How to engage? Develop the skills before you know what you want. Wanting to be an instant expert. Feeling discouraged bc. of lacking expertise. Think you don’t have the qualification. Mistaking the first way as “your way.” Hindering If you are convinced, skills don’t matter as much. Embracing learning as part of the journey. Cultivate curiosity and embracing the new. Using past skills in new ways. Assuming that there is more than one way. Supporting The Art of Transitioning 24
- 25. Transitions are not about the next thing, they are about the next you! 252019 Dr. Ingo Rauth The Art of Transitioning
- 26. • Share insights on Instagram @schoolofbecoming • Blogposts (LinkedIn/Medium) • Transition course beta - March-May Enrolment Jan. 1st / 10 places 26 Next steps:
- 27. SCHOOL OF BECOMING Ingo Rauth, Ph.D. Adj. Prof. IE Business School. Madrid, Spain mail: ingo@schoolofbecoming.org Insta: @schoolofbecoming Phone/WhatsApp/Facetime +14167003342 skype: ingo.rauth CONTACT