In this episode of The Aligned for Success podcast, Nikki tackles one of the most universal challenges we all face: navigating change in business, health, and life while reframing it from enemy to growth catalyst. 

Speaking from her current reality of adjusting to her husband's new job after 12 years at the same company, Nikki explores how even positive changes can feel difficult simply because they disrupt our carefully planned routines. She candidly shares how their morning schedule—down to the minute timing of coffee and wake-up calls—has been completely altered, reminding listeners that "change is not hard, it's just different." 

Throughout this insightful conversation, Nikki unpacks why change feels so challenging, explaining that our brains are wired for safety, not growth, which means they interpret familiar as safe and change as danger. She explores how this biological programming creates resistance to every new system, hire, or season of growth in business, even when we logically know these changes will benefit us. 

Nikki provides three practical tools for navigating change: shifting your mindset from "how do I control this?" to "how can I learn from this?" (staying curious rather than controlling), creating solid systems and routines as anchor points during transitions, and leaning on support and community since change was never meant to be a solo sport. 

Drawing from her own practice experience of adding two doctors and transitioning into more of a CEO role, Nikki illustrates how the changes we resist most often become the exact things that give us freedom. She challenges listeners with a powerful exercise: think of one change you've been resisting and ask yourself what it would look like to lean into it instead of away from it. 

This episode delivers a powerful reminder that real growth rarely comes without change, making it a must-listen for anyone ready to stop viewing change as a threat and start embracing it as the doorway to their next level. 

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