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Change - Dip your toes in and see what happens!

Deb Pilgrim - Thursday, November 18, 2010
My 'Sunday Night Question' last week was about change, and if you find it easy to change.  I wanted to find out from others how they handle change in their own lives, and I enjoyed reading the many emails from readers sharing with me what they do.  What I love about this subject is how individual, change is for each person.  There are those who absolutely love change, they go head first into making the changes they need, there are those who are resistant, they dig their feet in and make it harder than what it needs to be.  Whilst there are others who sit in the middle of the continuum, sometimes finding it easy, other times find it hard.  Where do you sit, and how does this relate to your business?


If you are someone who ‘digs in’ or sits on the fence, but would love to experience the exhilaration of change, than it’s time to change what you are doing.  As you know “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”.  So ask yourself, do you resist change even when you know it would be good for your business, because you're not sure what you need to change? Or, is it because you are not clear around exactly what needs to be changed to reap the most reward? Or is it because you are too stubborn or proud to change what isn’t working?  I’m often amazed when I come across some business owners, who allow their negative beliefs to stop them from trying something different or stop them from working with someone who thinks differently to them. Sometimes 'different' is exactly what you need to do to blast forward from a low six figure business to a high six figure business in a matter of months!



I’m going to make a presumption here – you’re in business to make money, right?


Then, if your business hasn’t grown in the past year, wouldn’t it make sense to make changes around what you are currently doing?


Let’s acknowledge that the internal conflict we have around change is real, it is also normal and it can be very scary.  The fear of not knowing can hold you where you are.  But is that where you really want to stay, doing the same thing over and over, and all that is really changing are the days…


Probably not!  It’s time to dip your toes into the water of change. 


Block out time this week and commit to really looking at the way you do business. Ask yourself:


“Is my current way of thinking serving me?”.


“Am I achieving the results I really want?”


If not, than it’s time to make some changes. My guess is that you already  know what you need to be doing differently.  Make a list of the things you want to change, and then be willing to move further along the left of the continuum of change.  In fact, challenge yourself to do something different within your business, your life or the way you think in 2011.  Just be willing to make changes, open your mind to the possibilities that when put into action, blast your business forward out of stagnation.


What really do you have to lose? 


A thought to consider: By letting go, you actually gain! 

Sunday Night Question....14th Oct

Deb Pilgrim - Sunday, November 14, 2010
 

  How easy is change? Is it something u do easy or is it something you think you
  can do easily?  What have you needed to change recently?

  Look forward to hearing your thoughts about this...




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