Navigating Transitions

January 2025

Hi everyone, it’s Libby Kelly. As many of you know, I have been on a journey becoming a certified leadership/career coach over the past couple of years. Typically I have not been the speaker at our WonderWomen gatherings, but I have learned so much about navigating life transitions from my training and during this event I shared aspects of this training that have made a powerful impact on me. We discussed "The Cycle of Renewal" (described by Frederich and Pam Hudson from the Hudson Institute of Coaching) which outlines our life chapters and life transitions. We are continually moving around this circle in a clockwise fashion - see the arrows in the diagram. You are likely spread around the circle in your various roles but you, yourself - the conscious center of the person living your life - is at predominantly one place in the cycle. We discussed what is important and most helpful for a person at each phase (we need very different things based on our current phase.)We also discussed research from thought leaders in the field of adult change and transition.