5 Strategies For Lasting Change

Written by Helaine Iris


5 Strategies for Lasting Change Helaine Iris © 2004

“Berepparttar change you wish to see.” Mahatma Gandhi

Inrepparttar 123357 last issue of Along The Purpose Path I toldrepparttar 123358 story of a client who’s been working to make a change in her life. She wants to grow her business while atrepparttar 123359 same time, decrease her stress level and increase how much she enjoys herself. She’s not alone.

My client’s breakthrough began when she made a mental shift from a state of striving to state of thriving.

What seems to makerepparttar 123360 difference between those who thrive versus those who strive comes down torepparttar 123361 willingness to identify what is and isn’t working in life; and then makingrepparttar 123362 appropriate changes. Yet, studies indicate that most - over three-quarters of us - fail to follow through onrepparttar 123363 changes we set out to make.

The reality is change is difficult for just about everyone. Those who do manage to follow though on life changes aren't simply lucky. Instead, they've masteredrepparttar 123364 skills to not only make change easier, but also to make their changes sustainable over time.

It's a cliché that bears repeating. Rome wasn't built in a day. Change happens one step at a time. The most effective change a person can make is when it’s taken in small increments. People often get stopped because they don’t shift their focus fromrepparttar 123365 big picture long enough to effectively plan. When you don’t have a solid plan, and support for your plan, it’s easy to get bumped off course and become disillusioned.

The good news is every time you successfully implement a change, small or large, your life gets better. Success builds new evidence that change is possible. It spreads confidence and a sense of achievement throughout your life.

It’s New Years Resolution season. It seems there's something magical about new beginnings that inspires most of us to reexamine our lives, renew our commitment to a goal or resolve to make changes. Some of us aim even higher toward a complete reinvention of our selves.

As a Coach, I earn my living by helping people make changes in their personal and professional lives. So it won't surprise you to hear me suggest these five strategies you can begin using to make changes, stop striving and begin thriving inrepparttar 123366 year ahead.

1. Identifyrepparttar 123367 “gap A “gap” representsrepparttar 123368 difference between where you are currently and where you want to be. An example of a gap might be: I want to be exercising regularly but I’m currently not exercising at all. Or I want to start my own home business and I’m currently employed. There can be small gaps or there can be big gaps.

Havingrepparttar 123369 life you want is really a matter of identifying and closing your gaps. This perspective can reducerepparttar 123370 feelings of overwhelm. Instead of looking at life as one huge problem, you begin to see a series of gaps that needs filling one at a time.

Once you identify your gaps, you have a road map to follow.

2. Reveal and disqualifyrepparttar 123371 disempowering beliefs that energize your gap

Now that you have identified your gaps you can begin to close them.

Atrepparttar 123372 heart of every gap is an underlying belief or story that is limiting. It's necessary to flush out these disempowering beliefs that may get in your way of closingrepparttar 123373 gap. Usually, these beliefs are transparent to us, and we aren't aware of how powerfully and pervasively they operate to control our choices. When you shinerepparttar 123374 light of awareness on these beliefs, they're neutralized, and you’re able to make more empowered choices in closing your gap.

5 effective ways how to make your books more valuable.

Written by Patric


5 effective ways how to make your books more valuable.

by Patric Chan copyright 2004.

I had just purchased another motivational book by Anthony Robbins last week. In fact, that'srepparttar fourth Anthony Robbins book that I had bought.

When I got home that day, I realized that I got a shelf full of self improvement books!!

Sometimes, we never did finish reading repparttar 123356 books that we had bought.

That's why, I've come up with 5 ways on how you can make full use ofrepparttar 123357 self improvement books that you've bought.

1. Read it several times.

Don't read books as if it's a marathon competition that you must finish reading as many books as possible in your life.

It's better to learn and understand 5 books content that you had read rather than to complete reading 20 books but you cannot understand or remember.

From my experience, I realized that I'll be able to absorb more knowledge and understand whatrepparttar 123358 book is teaching onrepparttar 123359 second time of reading it.

2. Sharerepparttar 123360 knowledge learned.

Research has shown that if you share with others what you had learned, you'll learn and understand repparttar 123361 information much more better. When you shared, you’ll also help those who you shared with.

You can also share your thoughts at online forums. One ofrepparttar 123362 online forum that I post is Anthony Robbins's online website forum, http://www.anthonyrobbins.com/community/

3. Swaprepparttar 123363 book you have with you friends.

I know it is fun to collect books. But sometimes, there are some books that you like to read, but you do not necessary need to own or buy it.

Here is an example. My favorite speaker is Anthony Robbins and I listen to all of his audios but, I just like to read Jim Rohn's book. I don't necessary need to buy Jim's book. What I’ll do is that, I'll call my friend who likes to buy Jim Rohn's book and exchange with him my Anthony Robbins books.

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