There are four categories of changes that take place in our lives. Regardless of whether a change is expected or voluntary, transition is no easy task. This whole series of blogposts of Life Transitions is designed to assist you in navigating those transitions with confidence.

1.  Unexpected and involuntary – When a husband abandons his wife without any prior indication of the relationship having problems, the change is unexpected, involuntary and often traumatic.

2.  Unexpected and voluntary – When a family has to relocate due to sudden job transfer, the change is unexpected and voluntary.

3.  Expected and voluntary – These are changes that people expect in the normal course of life. When the bread winner of the house, after several years of consideration, decides to leave his law practice to study medicine, the change is expected and voluntary.

4.  Expected and involuntary – These changes, though often expected in the normal course of life, happen not as a result of our choice. When your health is declining, or when you lose your job because of economic downturn, or when you become an Empty Nester because your children have left home, the change is expected yet involuntary.

What might be some other types of changes you can think of? What are some other examples you can find to illustrate these four types of changes?

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