Welcome to this week's episode of the Modern Mentor Podcast.

I'm your host, Rachel Cook.

Today's episode is all about how to cope with change at work without stressing out.

Because while that cocoon of your

comfort zone is such a tempting place to stay, change is the new constant. While each person's

experience of 2020 has been unique, I bet many of you have lived through some version of the

following. One day you were in an office, shaking hands, having in-person

meetings, and serving a known set of customer needs. And the next day, your home was your office,

Zoom was your conference room, handshakes were lethal, and customer needs were being completely

reinvented. Feel familiar? Prior to 2020, you could still get by as a great performer

at work, even if you were a little resistant to change. But now, not so much. Change has become our

everything. And if it's not something you naturally lean into, then the time has come to fix it.

Stat. So if you're someone whose default has been,

I don't want to learn this new system or process or way of engaging with customers,

then get ready to be stretched. If you want your career to continue to soar,

you're going to need to be able to roll with change. Resisting change is natural. If you find it hard to get comfortable

with change, you're not alone. When my kids were babies, getting them to try new foods was an

experience. After they spit spoon after spoon of strained peas or carrots back into my face,

I talked to my pediatrician. I learned it would

take seven to eight experiences with a new food before my baby would begin to like it, or at least

stop spitting it at me. This is due to the mere exposure effect. While we may like or appreciate

some things out of the gate, like chocolate fudge

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