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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Approaching Change | |
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| The Transition Process | |
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| Transitions: A Definition | |
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| Today Is Not Forever | |
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| Approaching Change: A Perspective | |
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| Your Transition | |
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| Transitions: Their Infinite Variety | |
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| Elected Transitions | |
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| Surprise Transitions-When the Unexpected Happens | |
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| Non-Events: When the Expected Doesn't Happen | |
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| Life on Hold: The Transition Waiting to Happen | |
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| Sleeper Transitions | |
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| Countertransitions: It Never Rains but It Pours | |
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| The Nature of Transitions | |
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| Types of Transitions: A Summary | |
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| Identify Your Transition | |
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| Taking Stock | |
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| Taking Stock of Your Situation | |
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| Your Evaluation of Your Transition | |
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| Your Ability to Plan | |
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| Timing | |
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| Control of the Transition | |
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| Previous Experience | |
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| The Permanence of the Transition | |
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| The Rest of Your Life | |
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| Summarizing Your Situation | |
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| Your Situation Review | |
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| Taking Stock of Your Self and Your Supports | |
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| Your Self | |
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| Your Supports | |
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| Putting It Together: The Case of David | |
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| Your Self Review | |
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| Your Support Review | |
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| Taking Stock of Your Strategies | |
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| Strategies to Change or Modify the Transition | |
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| Strategies to Change the Meaning of the Transition | |
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| Taking Stress in Your Stride: Managing Reactions to Stress | |
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| Using Many Coping Strategies | |
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| Your Coping Strategies Review | |
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| Taking Charge | |
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| Your Action Plan for Mastering Change | |
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| Weathering Change | |
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| Initiating Change | |
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| Let's Recap | |
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| Taking Charge of Your Non-Event Transitions | |
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| Understand Your Non-Events | |
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| The Dream Reshaping Process | |
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| Specific Strategies for Coping with Non-Events | |
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| And in Conclusion | |
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| Your Non-Event Review | |
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| Taking Charge of Your Work/Life Transitions | |
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| Handling Work and Family: Some Cases | |
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| Work/Life Transitions: Moving In, Through, and Out | |
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| To Summarize | |
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| Your Work/Life Review | |
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| It's Your Turn Now | |
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| The Transition Guide and Questionnaire | |
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| Putting the Parts Together | |
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| Moving Forward-Your Action Plan | |
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| Afterword: My Final Word: Make the Most with What You Have | |
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| Chapter Notes | |
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| About the Author | |