Be the change

As we set out to create the life we want, why does change sometimes seem so difficult? Given there are no guarantees that change will be positive (or even possible!), self-doubt and fear can creep in and convince us to bury our ideas. A decision to avoid change is a decision to impede our growth.

Winston Churchill believed that “to improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” And while perfection is a seemingly unattainable thing, success and fulfilment are well within our reach as long as we embrace the need for change.

To be a leader of change takes conviction, commitment and courage. We face loneliness as we disrupt the status quo. We recognise that we have invested our time and resources in habits that do not now support us. But often, the hard and painful changes — the growing pains — are the link to our greatest rewards.

We may think a change is necessary when we are no longer satisfied with the returns that were once present. However, before we leap in and toss out our routines, job, partner, house, friends and family, we need to stop and be clear about what to change.

Before we change our?external?environment, it’s best to look at the?internal?environment, as that may be all that needs a tweak or a shift in focus. Ignore the internal environment, and there may be a lifetime of time and energy spent navigating external changes?without?growth. In the words of Mahatma Gandhi:?“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”

Change can be uncomfortable, but it precedes growth. Change creates growing pains, but it is all part of the success journey.

P.S. What would Joy do?

Change to grow.?

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P.P.S. And get?in touch?—?I’d love to have a?conversation about how I can help you put all this into action so you have an incredibly?rewarding life!?

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