The story of how I am adapting to change in my life. This version is mu first public talk at Agile Vancouver 2010. I compared my personal journey with other people's possible journeys as they transition to agile.

1. Creating an Adaptable Life
Johanna Rothman
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2. No Avoiding Change
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3. How Do You Change?
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4. A Personal Story
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8. What I Have Learned So Far...
1. See reality
2. Face the loss
3. Start small
4. Ask for help
5. Achieve some success
6. Believe in yourself
7. Retain your sense of humor
8. Focus on results, not process
9. Discuss the undiscussable
10.Persevere
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9. See the Reality
Who can you fool most often?
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10. Face the Loss
Change means you no longer know/can do what you used
to be able to do
What must you do?
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11. Start Small
“Low-hanging fruit”
Provides practice
Creates success
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12. Ask for Help
Asking for help is a sign of strength
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13. Achieve Some Success
Small wins make you feel accomplishment and provide
you some feedback
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14. Believe in Yourself
May require you to change how you think about yourself
How do you describe yourself?
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15. Retain Your Sense of Humor
Funny ha-ha, not funny ho-ho
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16. Focus on Results
What have you accomplished since your changes started?
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17. Discuss the Undiscussable
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18. Persevere
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19. References and Resources
Gonzales, Laurence. Deep Survival:Who Lives,Who Dies, and Why. Norton and Company,
New York, 2005.
Sherwood, Ben. The Survivor’s Club:The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life. Grand
Central Publishing, 2010.
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