Paper of my individual change project to lose 5 lbs in 4 months.

My change was to lose 5 Ibs in 4 months. THE ASSIGNMENT: Students will document their chosen change using Bridge's Transition Model . Students will detail their personal experience thorough-out each stage of the Model (Endings/Neutral Zone/New Beginnings) . Students will relate how the course concepts were applied to their change Students will detail what they learned from the process . Students will detail how their learnings will be applied to future transitions What are the stages of transition? Endings Transition starts with an ending. This is paradoxical but true. This first phase of transition begins when people identify what they are losing and learn how to manage these losses. They determine what is over and being left behind, and what they will keep. These may include relationships, processes, team members or locations. Neutral Zone The second step of transition comes after letting go: the neutral zone. People go through an in-between time when the old is gone but the new isn't fully operational. It is when the critical psychological realignments and "repatternings" take place. It is the very core of the transition process. This is the time between the old reality and sense of identity and the new one. People are creating new processes and learning what their new roles will be. They are in flux and may feel confusion and distress. The neutral zone is the seedbed for new beginnings. New Beginnings Beginnings involve new understandings, values and attitudes. Beginnings are marked by a release of energy in a new direction - they are an expression of a fresh identity. Well- managed transitions allow people to establish new roles with an understanding of their purpose, the part they play, and how to contribute and participate most effectively. As a result, they feel reoriented and renewed