More than ever before, successful career planning means riding the wave of change. Robert Safian coined the term Generation Flux in a February 2012 article in Fast Company magazine to describe those who relish riding the wave. It is important to note that the term is psychographic, not demographic: Generation Flux is not defined by age group but by their ability to adapt and remain flexible in the face of a tremendous onslaught of chaotic change. But change is stressful. This is true all the way down to the level of biology. If you give an organism a consistent environment, unchanging levels of temperature, moisture, nutrients, and threats, it will adjust itself to succeed in that environment. If the environment begins to change frequently or rapidly or both, the organism doesn’t know what to expect and goes into a state of high alert. Stress is the name we give to this high-alert state. In the short term, it keeps the organism alive, but in the long term, it’s a killer. No wonder many people view change and stress as the enemy. But as important as it is to escape or relieve stress, it’s important to remember that the stress reaction serves a vital purpose. You can’t survive in the long term if you die in the short term. The surest way to ensure extinction is to resist change and adaptation. The key to the success of Generation Flux is that they adapt to their ever-changing environment. They neither pretend that change isn’t happening nor allow the need for constant adaptation to overwhelm them. Generation Flux is agile and resilient, quick to pivot away from unsuccessful strategies and tough enough to handle setbacks. They are not afraid to fail, since failures are inevitable, and adaptation requires failure. They realize that career success will look different and will be won differently than in the past. - See more at: http://www.milesanthonysmith.com/blog/33-career-etiquette-planning-development-tips-becoming-generation-flux#sthash.DMzRFCtl.dpuf