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The document outlines 4 phases of adapting to change: 1) Panic, 2) Grudgingly adapt, 3) Find a new normal, 4) Wouldn't go back. It advises pausing when others panic, being the first to change before having to, leading the charge to define the new normal, and seizing new opportunities from changes. The overall message is that change brings opportunities for those who proactively position themselves to thrive no matter the changes of tomorrow.

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Build For Tomorrow

The document outlines 4 phases of adapting to change: 1) Panic, 2) Grudgingly adapt, 3) Find a new normal, 4) Wouldn't go back. It advises pausing when others panic, being the first to change before having to, leading the charge to define the new normal, and seizing new opportunities from changes. The overall message is that change brings opportunities for those who proactively position themselves to thrive no matter the changes of tomorrow.

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Build For Tomorrow – Page 1

BUILD FOR TOMORROW


An Action Plan for Embracing Change, Adapting
Fast, and Future-Proofing Your Career
JASON FEIFER

JASON FEIFER is currently editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur magazine. He's also a keynote speaker and startup advisor. He
hosts two podcasts titled Build For Tomorrow and Problem Solvers. A graduate of Clark University, Jason Feifer was previously
an editor at Fast Company, Maxim, Men's Health, and Boston magazines. He was also a writer for The Washington Post, Slate,
New York magazine, and other publications.
The author's website is at: www.JasonFeifer.com.

ISBN 978-1-77687-089-9

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Build For Tomorrow – Page 1

MAIN IDEA Phase 1 – Panic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 2 - 3


The moments of greatest change in the economy The scary thing about change is you feel powerless, and maybe disenfranchised. You
can also be the moments of greatest opportunity in want to make it stop, so you go defensive, or you make a knee-jerk decision you hope will
your personal career, as long as you know what solve everything. It won't. Instead, look at panic as something to harness, not something
you're doing. to hide from. Overcome panic by forcing yourself to think about what has been gained.
The reality is we all experience change in pretty
much the same four phases every time: Phase 1 Pause when others panic, ask:
• First, we panic. • What am I doing differently?
• Then, we start to grudgingly adapt. PANIC! • What new skills will I learn?
• Next, we find a "New Normal". • How can I use them elsewhere?
• And finally, we reach the stage where we wouldn't
ever like to go back to how things used to be.
Phase 2 – Adapt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 3 - 4
When things are changing, you often have more control than you think. Always view
change as an opportunity to be freed of the thing you don't like about the status quo.
PHASE 1 PHASE 2
Change before you must, and get in the vanguard of working your future job. Work the
PANIC! ADAPT options and go where they lead with energy and enthusiasm. Make it your goal to be the
BUILD FOR first to change, not the last.

TOMORROW Phase 2 Be the first to change, or even


better, change before you have
PHASE 4 PHASE 3
ADAPT to. By being more adaptable,
WON'T GO BACK NEW NORMAL you'll prosper no matter what.

Phase 3 – New normal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 5 - 6


To successfully build for tomorrow, position
You have to create your "New Normal" whenever change arises. Don't jump to
yourself to thrive no matter what tomorrow's needs
conclusions, or try and oversimplify. Lead the charge to the New Normal, whatever that
ultimately turn out to be. To do that:
may be. And don't view that as your destination either. It will simply be a place to plant your
• Pause when others start to panic. feet until it's time to jump again.
• Be the first to change, before you have to.
• Lead the charge to the New Normal. Phase 3
• Seize new opportunities that did not exist before. Always view the world as an
ever-changing place full of
NEW variety, and lead the charge to the
"We live in a time of great change. We may not be NORMAL New Normal. Move fast.
able to predict what’s coming, but there is work we
can do now. We can begin to build a trust inside
Phase 4 – Won't go back. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 7 - 8
ourselves, to feel confidence that we can make the
most of the future. Change will always be part of the Inevitably, you'll reach a moment where you think you never want to go back to the good
bargain. We only do ourselves harm by clinging to old days. That's progress. Good changes stick, and they always create opportunities that
the past, and by believing that yesterday contained did not exist before. Seize them and prosper, and start building for tomorrow.
all the answers. It doesn’t. We must build, and there
is only one direction to build in. It is toward Phase 4 Be proactive about seizing the
tomorrow." new opportunities change brings.
– Jason Feifer They will be there every time.
WON'T
GO BACK Change comes through doing.

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