3 Steps to Tap into Courage and Embrace Change
Change is hard, no matter its source. Some types are harder than others. And all types can be life-changing in a positive way.
I see three types of change in my clients:
- You’re starting something new. You’re ready to start that business or embrace a new career or leave your comfortable gig for something else. This type of change involves leaving the Comfort Zone and creating new neural pathways that will support your success. It takes effort.
- You’re in a phase of growth. You’re accumulating tools and resources to grow personally and professionally. You’re in the Growth Zone. You already have the neurology to go after your goals. You’re building on top of your previous successes -- enriching your relationships, getting to a new level of physical health and strength, taking your business to the next level. When you’re in this phase of change, it’s self-initiated. You choose to grow. You choose to change.
- You’re forced to change. This is turbulent change. Life happened and you were, to some degree, caught off-guard. Divorce, a death, loss of a job, a breakup, a tragic accident... You didn’t choose this path of change. Life forced it on you. And you’re likely in survival mode. You’re in the Danger Zone. It’s a difficult place to be. But don’t despair. Turbulent change can lead to wonderful personal transformation, and you can get momentum that can propel you to a better place, built on a new, better foundation, one that is aligned with your values and beliefs.
How to make the most out of changework, no matter the source?
- Start right where you are and acknowledge all the scary unknowns. I don’t typically advocate penning down scary stuff because we want to focus on the positive. But there’s a place for acknowledging and even writing down the worst thing that could happen, look at it squarely in the face, and determine if it’s something likely to happen, possibly could happen, or is unlikely to happen. Sometimes this simple exercise reduces a threat to something that is extremely unrealistic or even laughable.
- Identify opportunities. What are the potentials and possibilities wrapped up in this change?
- Take a step in the direction you want to go. Take action.
Each win, each success will breed more wins and more success as you build your neural framework. I’m not saying it’s easy. But the steps are simple, and you’re worth it.
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Links from today’s episode:
- Episode 2 -- We learned about internal representations
- Episode 3 -- We learned about perception is projection
- Episode 7 -- We learned about the Comfort Zone, the Growth Zone, and the Danger Zone
- Episode 16 -- Find the Ten-Step Problem-Solving Formula
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