Seth Godin has a great post
on how to live with change.
One coping strategy is
“Don’t need
it is the shortcut
to living in crazy times.
If you don’t have an office, it won’t flood.
If you have sixteen clients,
losing one won’t wipe you out.
If your cost of living is low,
it’s far less exposed to a loss in income.
If there are no stairs in your house,
a broken hip doesn’t mean you have to move.
Intentionally stripping away
dependencies on things
you can no longer depend on
is the single best preparation to change.”
This is the coping strategy
I often use.
Before I switched to writing full time,
my household eliminated
all of our unnecessary expenses.
I have four publishers (customers), not one.
I write in three genres, not one.
I work out of my home,
not in a rented space.
It isn’t a sacrifice
because not having these other things
means I can focus on the business I’m building,
the goals I have,
making my dreams happen.
Change isn’t going away.
Figure out how to cope with it.