Bell Curve of Transition

Rabbi Elliot Salo SchoenbergInternational Director of Placement

and Career Services2012

Bell Curve of Transition

1. Numbness

Self-esteem at base line

Numbness

Shocked – Overwhelmed – Immobilized

Numbness

Bell Curve of Transition

2. Denial

Denial

Nothing but positive feelings, high self-esteem

Denial

Present/Future

Denial

Defensive – euphoria

Denial

Minimization of what’s to come

Denial

Bell Curve of Transition

3. Self-doubt

Self-esteem declines

Self-doubt

Powerlessness – Hopelessness – Anger

Self-doubt

Changes are coming

Self-doubt

Bell Curve of Transition

4. Acceptance

Questioning the ability to let go

Acceptance

Neutral zone, I have to let go; come out of the pit

Acceptance

Bell Curve of Transition

5. Testing

Energy Returns

Testing

Begin to think about the future

Testing

Trying out new behaviors

Testing

Starting new relationships

Testing

Bell Curve of Transition

6. Search for Meaning

Self-esteem enhanced

Search for Meaning

Reflect on what we were and how far we’ve come

Search for Meaning

Bell Curve of Transition

7. Internalization

We are reborn

Internalization

Incorporating the new behavior

Internalization

Making meaning

Internalization

Changes in Self-Esteem

Bell Curve of Transition

Rabbi Elliot Salo SchoenbergInternational Director of Placement

and Career Services2012