The Path To Change

The path to change

How to make successful changes in any area of your life is a subject close to my heart as a life coach. I encounter many people looking to change areas of their life from their overall health and fitness to challenging their negative thinking and overcoming phobias.

So how do you make a change that works and that sticks?

The very first step is to identify areas of your life that you are less than happy with and then make a choice of which areas to work on. This may sound simple but there are some pitfalls to avoid.

Make sure the change you are making is a change that YOU wish to make, changing for friends, family or even a partner is unlikely to work for you. Finding a change that you wish to make and then asking those around you for their support is a far better idea.

So you’ve decided to make that change…what’s next?
Ok so take some time to really think about what your ideal life looks like and how the change you’re about make will help get you closer to your ideal life. From now on everything you do should be getting you closer to your goals and therefore closer to your ideal life.

Staying on track
Goals need to be realistic for them to be achievable. The best method for this is to set goals that are specific, measurable, attractive, realistic and time managed. What this means is that every goal you set yourself can be tracked and you cannot deceive yourself if you know you aren’t fulfilling your promise to yourself. Equally you can give yourself a pat on the back when you’ve done more than you thought possible or met your goals faster than you thought you would.

Don’t be too hard on yourself
Making changes is difficult it takes us out of our comfort zones. There may be setbacks along the way. Don’t give up, instead take what you’ve learned from the setback to make you stronger, more determined and get yourself back on track to that ideal life we talked about earlier. Comfort zones sound like nice pleasant places, but I feel they deserve a different label, they are the traps we build for ourselves. The rut that we stay in instead of living the full exciting lives we deserve.

Get support
Friends and family can be a great support but also bear in mind they have gotten used to the you that they know from the comfort zone sometimes they need a little reassurance as they see you change and at times they may even try to hold you back or refuse to react to the “new” you. At these moments a Lifecoach can be invaluable, helping to keep you on track and supporting you in your goalsn