The Change Cycle for New Entrepreneurs Otherwise known as … “ Why do I feel so flipping crazy?”

The Change Cycle (Martha Beck, Finding Your Own North Star, Chapter 11) Ideal World Real World Small Moves Big Moves Catalytic Event Square One: DEATH AND REBIRTH Square Two: DREAMING AND SCHEMING Square Three: THE HERO’S SAGA Square Four: THE PROMISED LAND

Feelings : Spaced out Disoriented “ I don’t feel like myself” Uncomfortable Square One Mantra : “ I don’t know what the hell is going on and that’s ok” Square One Death and Rebirth

Feelings :

Spaced out

Disoriented

“ I don’t feel like myself”

Uncomfortable

Square One Mantra :

“ I don’t know what the hell is going on and that’s ok”

Feelings : Excited Creative Open Sometimes overwhelmed with possibilities Square Two Mantra : “ There are no rules and that’s ok” Square Two Dreaming & Scheming

Feelings :

Excited

Creative

Open

Sometimes overwhelmed with possibilities

Square Two Mantra :

“ There are no rules and that’s ok”

Feelings : Scared Insecure Excited to take action Incompetent (meaning your skill level is low) Square Three Mantra : “ This is much worse than I expected and that’s ok.” Square Three Hero’s Saga

Feelings :

Scared

Insecure

Excited to take action

Incompetent (meaning your skill level is low)

Square Three Mantra :

“ This is much worse than I expected and that’s ok.”

Feelings : Relaxed Competent Secure Slightly bored (depending on your nature!) Square Four Mantra : “ Everything is changing and that’s ok.” Square Four The Promised Land

Feelings :

Relaxed

Competent

Secure

Slightly bored (depending on your nature!)

Square Four Mantra :

“ Everything is changing and that’s ok.”

Want more? Martha Beck’s Finding Your Own North Star (Three River’s Press, 2001) Pamela Slim Escape from Cubicle Nation (blog and book) www.escapefromcubiclenation.com

Martha Beck’s Finding Your Own North Star (Three River’s Press, 2001)

Pamela Slim Escape from Cubicle Nation (blog and book) www.escapefromcubiclenation.com