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Having a resistance to change is normal – even when we know that a major re-think is needed. We fear the unknown, that the price we have to pay for change might be just too big, and that things might actually get worse, not better.

But this cautionary fear is often just a barrier that is a figment of our imaginations. We need to massively outweigh the negative obstacles we’re envisioning to overcome this barrier, by replacing them with even more massive reasons to move on.

Look at this mathematical formula for change: D x V + F is gerater than R …namely… Dissatisfaction x Vision + First Steps is greater than Resistance to Change.

Our reasons for doing something have to become bigger than our resistance to change. When we’re thinking about making changes, it’s usually because we’ve become fed up with putting up with the circumstances in our current life. Whether it’s our career, relationships, job, lack of money – whatever we’re unhappy about, we have to break down the problem and make it a motivating force for action. In truth, we need to get down and dirty and really be honest with ourselves; life can be much more than the scraps we’re getting, and we don’t need to miss out any longer.

By visioning how positive things will be once we’ve made the changes, we can multiply the power of this dissatisfaction. It’s very liberating to mentally focus on a life of plenty, where we’re master of our destiny because we took responsibility for change. The greater our success visualisation, the stronger our resolve becomes.

Our minds can not hold positive and negative thoughts at the same time. So by actively focusing on positive thoughts, and simultaneously pushing out the negative ones, we strengthen our will, and weaken the power those downbeat feelings had over us.

Once we’re mentally prepared, we can add the first steps towards change. Small, encouraging moves build confidence, and we start to generate a positive feedback loop which pushes us to more action and then more self-esteem and confidence. Building on these areas eventually overcomes and breaks down our resistance to change.

W N Murray, a member of the Scottish Himalayan Expedition wrote:

“…Until one is committed there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: That truth is, the moment one commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events occur once the decision is made, raising in ones favour all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way.”

Similarly Goethe said, “Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now.”

“Who Moved My Cheese” by noted author Spencer Johnson comments on the different ways we respond when there’s a need for change. It’s too simple to think that those who achieve in life are lucky, that somehow things were easier for them – they had all the breaks. In truth we make our own luck, by making the decision when to move, and then committing to its execution wholeheartedly.

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