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Change saturation

Change saturation

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Change saturation

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- Let me tell you about Christian. He was a sales leader for a large financial institution, and he had a lot of change going on. He was living in New York City, and one Friday after work, he took the train to visit his daughter in Washington, D.C. He arrived, greeted his daughter, and then realized that his suitcase was still in New York. As he shared the story of his forgetfulness, we discussed the amount of change going on in his industry, in his organization, and in his life. I explain how change impacts people, and he was relieved to realize that this wasn't dementia or the early onset of Alzheimer's. He literally thought he was going crazy. Instead, we realized he was actually suffering from change saturation. Everyone has a capacity for change. This is the amount of change that you can process and adjust to at a given time. It doesn't matter whether the change is positive or negative. All changes in your life absorb you change capacity. Sometimes, people divide their lives in…

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