Musings on Transitions

It is the season of graduations and my family has two of them.  My oldest child graduated just recently with his Associate's Degree in Auto Mechanics and my middle child is graduating from high school this year.  These events are bringing a lot of transition to our family.  The older child has moved into his own apartment, and the middle is preparing for his summer job as a camp counselor about an hour and half away from home, and then a pending move to South Dakota for further education (a 15 hour drive away from Indianapolis!)


All this focus on transition means a lot of change management to our household.  We are helping one kid prepare for life in a dorm, another with life in his own apartment, and for our youngest - it will mean being the only "kid" at home.  We are having to consider how to schedule our activities and lives around the transitions and still make meaningful memories at the same time. 


While there aren't any perfect answers to the best way to transition, thoughtful consideration to them means the change won't be so abrupt.  Have you made a change on your farm or in your business recently?  Did you update an entry, or move a snack stand for efficiency, or add a new employee?  For anyone who has interacted with your farm or business in the past, this change may be disruptive to them.  How can you make the transition easier?  Have you made the updated entry super welcoming, or put a sign at the old snack stand location directing customers to the new one, or taken the time to introduce the new employee and their duties to everyone with whom they will work?  A small gesture to manage the transition can reap great rewards in making the customer experience seamless. 


Cheers to everyone navigating change and transitions in the current moment - either personal or work!

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