Start me up
Mark Williams
Critical Friend Advice & Coaching I From Change to Transformation I Open to NED / part time advisory roles
How do you motivate yourself?
How to make your change stick?
January 25 – 1
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Change is Constant in January 25.
In Change is Constant January we published 2 main column posts:
Start me up - How do you motivate yourself?
?? This short opening post of the year is for anyone who wants some inspiration or motivation to get on and do the stuff they want to do. The credit for this should go entirely to Stephen Fry. Yes, that Stephen Fry, absolute legend, seemingly thoroughly nice bloke and author of several books and @The Fry Corner, here on Substack.
To read the full insight, take the link:
Stephen’s article is called “words words words”. You should be able to find it here. https://substack.com/home/post/p-143459842
His whole post was great but there were 3 things that stood out to me that seemed to apply to the personal development / change themes I focus on here in Change is Constant.
Three things that... start me up.
Writing (also) happens in the unconscious.
Read Stephen’s article. I think he essentially says it’s not just sitting down at a desk and typing that equates to writing, it’s all the unconscious stuff going around one’s head all the time that counts too.
And that I like that thought. It resonates.
Writing, can solve a writing problem.
Read Stephen’s article. I think he essentially says putting things down on paper, to describe the problems being dealt with, works to solve the problems.
Those that don’t write things down… are just kidding themselves.
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Know the plot.
What is a plot? Well in my language, a plot is also a plan.
More key points contained in the full article:
???????? ?? Plan your work, work your plan.
???????? ?? Just do it.
To read the full insight, take the link:
Hello, hello it’s good to be back - Set yourself for success (Part 1) - How to make your change stick?
?? This second post of the year is for those who set new year’s goals, planned new challenges or started new change initiatives and despite the best of intentions, find themselves slipping.
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Is 2025 your year for improvement? Making a positive change? Growing or building on what you’ve done previously?
As the new year dawned, lots of us set new year’s goals, didn’t we?
We all have the best of intentions too, don’t we? We don’t deliberately set out to fail.
And yet, as I write this towards the end of January, there will be lots of folk who have already fallen by the wayside or frankly are on the slippery slope.
Why is that?
There could be several reasons of course.
??????? Do you really want to do it?
??????? Can you do it alongside everything else you’re doing.
?? ???? Have you set yourself up for success?
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What other notes were there?
This is a link to my notes. You’re welcome to follow me / watch this space too.
What’s on the cards for next time?
Well quite simply... In part 2 I’ll be exploring:
Five things that... set you up for success ??.
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3 周Thanks for your shout outs to my Substack articles and podcast Mark Williams . All 'power to your elbow' with your own amazing Substack publication in 2025 ????
Critical Friend Advice & Coaching I From Change to Transformation I Open to NED / part time advisory roles
3 周There were 3 other notes perhaps of interest in January:-