MASTER Risk Model - Learning Resources - Abilities

Financial Management

Review your monthly spending against your transition budget—spot one area to cut or optimize this week.

Set a reminder to check your savings and cash flow every Monday morning during your transition.

Create a one-week tracker for three recurring expenses related to your transition.

Categorize five recent expenses as fixed or variable—review what’s flexible in your budget.

List your top three recurring costs and brainstorm one possible improvement for each.

Review one past bill or subscription—cancel or correct anything unnecessary during your transition.

Project Management

Make a list of all active transition tasks—note deadlines, owners, and next concrete steps.

Clarify one unclear deadline or task in your job search or project—ask a direct, simple question today.

Create a 3–5 step checklist for a priority task—use it to guide your next action.

Block 30 minutes this week to update the status of your job search or project plan.

Send a one-sentence update on your transition progress to a mentor—practice brief communication.

Choose one overdue task and move it forward by doing the next 15 minutes of work now.

Change Management

List one upcoming change in your role or industry and write one sentence on its expected impact for you.

Identify one routine habit you could adjust to adapt more smoothly to your new career environment.

Ask someone in your network how they’re coping with recent industry changes—listen without problem-solving.

Choose one change you’ve been avoiding and take the first 15-minute step to move through it.

Review a past change you experienced and write down what helped you adapt successfully.

Check your messages for one unclear or inconsistent note about your transition—revise it for clarity.

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