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William Bridges, born in the United States in 1933, was a renowned author and speaker. His works primarily focus on the psychological experiences of individuals and organizations during change. Bridges' most famous work is 'Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes,' which delves into the psychological states and coping strategies that people face when encountering life changes.

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Famous William Bridges Quotes

“Even though we are all likely to view an ending as the conclusion of the situation it terminates, it is also the initiation of a process. We have it backward. Endings are the first, not the last, act of the play.”

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Book:Transitions. Making Sense Of Life's Changes

Source: Transitions. Making Sense Of Life's Changes

“It isn't the changes that do you in, it's the transitions.”

Change Transition

Book:Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change

Source: Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change

“All transitions are composed of an ending, a neutral zone and a new beginning”

Zone Transition New Beginnings

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“It isn't the changes that do you in, it's the transitions. Change is not the same as transition. Change is situational: the new site, the new boss, the new team roles, the new policy. Transition is the psychological process people go through to come to terms with the new situation. Change is external, transition is internal”

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“Transition is the natural process of disorientation and reorientation that marks the turning points in the path of growth...transitions are key times in the natural process of self-renewal”

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“Change is situational. Transition, on the other hand, is psychological. It is not those events, but rather the inner reorientation or self-redefinition that you have to go through in order to incorporate any of those changes into your life. Without a transition, a change is just a rearrangement of the furniture. Unless transition happens, the change won't work, because it doesn't 'take'.”

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“Change is an event but a transition is the process that you go through in response to the change.”

Life Process Events Response Life Changing Transition

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“It is when we are in transition that we are most completely alive.”

Alive Transition

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“We resist transition not because we can't accept the change, but because we can't accept letting go of that piece of ourselves that we have to give up when and because the situation has changed.”

Giving Situation Accepting Pieces Changed Letting Go Giving Up Transition

Author:William Bridges

About the Author

Born: 1933
Died: February 17, 2013
Known for: Author
Quotes: 15

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