How many times each day do you try to work yourself up to tackle some undesirable task? If you’re like me – several times.Here are some strategies that I’ve used:
1. Put yourself in jail. If you’re working on something that’s goi…

i’m inclined to say wanting to change is the reason no true change has happened – specially since i’ve been immersing myself in the sedona method lately, although that’s the paradox i guess.

i think the intention behind the change is what’s important. it’s okay to want to change as long as you’re okay with things if they don’t change. getting to a point of indifference because setting goals for change only to not realise them can make things worse.

the other commentators are all on point, specially in terms of leverage as far as enacting change goes.

think it’s great motivation all-round though.

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alex

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I really noticed over the last couple of weeks the principle you talk about here. No matter how many visualisations, affirmations, and other thingy-ations you do, you won’t really change, until you take ACTION. And we humans are incredibly lazy when it comes to taking new kinds of action :)

In fact, I’m developing a program for my blog’s readers where I will help them take ACTION for 7 days straight. Every day, I will share one aspect of the most profound stuff I know about personal growth… and then give them a small action to take relating to that day’s topic. I believe that helping them take action (no matter how small) for 7 days straight will be far more useful than any single great blog post could be.

I’ll see how that works :)

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@ Nanewcomer – Interesting picture you painted there and that does indeed bring it home. OTOH, I wonder what would have if a collective realization were to take place? To paraphrase Roy Schneider in ‘Jaws’ “You’re gonna need bigger church basements”

My thought on 12-step programs has always been ‘If everyone that needs to recover would attend meetings – we would fill stadiums. If everyone that wants to recover would attend meetings – we would fill auditoriums. But only the people that are willing to recover attend, and that is why we barely fill church basements.’

In my experience, the discomfort I bring upon myself can be my greatest motivation to become willing to change. When the discomfort of not changing surpasses the discomfort of changing, why not try something different? Oftentimes it’s ego that keeps us in self-inflicted misery.

Thanks for the post. I agree 100%.

Anyway I have found this technique invaluable in managing my personal change, especially when the hill seems so high and insurmountable. I think back on those words and simply imagine a series of tiny steps that will get me there. It works.

Thanks, this was a quality article.

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@ Hilary – Thanks for the kind words. If I’m going to be honest the obituary thing is an old life coaching trick that has been around a long time.

@ Laurie – That’s brilliant! Some people go through their entire life and never get to that realization.

@ Evelyn – LOL, thanks for that. What is your style?

@ Vincent – That’s an interesting point and not one I had ever considered.

@ Alex – My self imposed news blackout means I didn’t know that. Good for BO! What unfortunate initials though.