Change most often does not happen overnight… it’s a process
This will change my life! Everything will change in an instant. This is the solution I've been looking for. This is the "gamechanger" that will make everything easy overnight!
This is not to say these things are not possible... It's just not always (and often) the case.
Three mistakes people make when trying to change their life
Three mistakes people make when trying to change their life
Over the years I’ve worked with literally hundreds of clients on a one-to-one coaching basis and in group settings. When it comes to them changing their life I’ve noticed three recurring mistakes that people often make when aiming to create a change in their life. (see blog to continue reading)
Comfort zones are not a sin!
There is nothing inherently wrong with having comfort zones. They're so often made out to be bad and wrong.
But I don’t want to be a millionaire!
There is such a prevalent belief in the world that everyone should want to be a millionaire. That it’s something we should all be striving for. That having it will make all our problems vanish and disappear. And… that may be true. And more likely it will not.
What if changing your life doesn’t have to be that hard?
Comparison can be such a killer when it comes to changing our life. Thinking our life has to look like theirs. Thinking we have to be as good as we've decided they are. Thinking we have to do it like them. Thinking we have to have what they're having exactly as they're having it.
Take your hand off the stove!
I recently heard a metaphor that I really love and encapsulates for me so well what’s required when we find ourselves judging, sabotaging, and generally being unkind to ourselves.
Can you recall a time when you touched something really hot and your immediate response was to stop touching it and move your hand away? You wouldn’t keep your hand on the hot stove because you know a) it will hurt, and b) it will cause damage. Ultimately, if you keep your hand on the pot for too long the damage could be quite significant and life changing.
