10 tips for dealing with unexpected change and surprises https://www.successconsciousness.com/blog/tips-for-life/tips-for-dealing-with-surprises-and-unexpected-events/ Here is a sneak peak of the highlights of the first 5 tips:
- Acknowledge the fact, and learn to accept that surprises and unexpected events are part of life and are unavoidable.
- The key to everything is your attitude. A positive attitude is an asset in unexpected situations.
- A loss or failure can make you search for something better.
- When making a plan, always have an alternate plan, in case the first plans fail. This would prevent you from falling into a state of helplessness, fear, and not knowing what to do next.
- Before getting angry or panicking, look at what happened and assimilate the news. In many cases, this might something of minor importance that is easy to cope with.
