...is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results (Einstein once said!). I read this quote as I was prepping to deliver a change management session, and it got me thinking...why do we forget sometimes that what we get out is directly linked to what we put in?
Changing ANYTHING in your life can be a scary situation and those that profess to 'like change', I'm sorry but I just don't believe you (hold off on the rotten fruit for a moment). You might like being flexible and showing your agility, and I can totally understand that - I'm one of them, but let's face it change brings with it the unknown, unexplored situations and if it isn't landed well then a heap of other rubbish 'stuff'.
However, is it time for a change? It might be your lifestyle, eating habits, where you go on holiday even...but whatever it is I'll help you through it.
If you're already a convert like Einstein and you absolutely buy in to the 'putting the same in gets the same out' and you have a rough idea of what and how you need to change then you can skip on, but if you're not quite there yet and want a helping hand here come the obligatory questions from your Questioning Lady...
- what is it that you want to change?
- why do you want to change?
- what's the best thing that could happen if you made the change?
- who can help you make the change?
- where are you going to record your actions
- how are you going to track your progress?
- when will you know you've achieved it?
- what are the consequences of not changing?
- how will you celebrate when you've achieved it?
You need to answer these questions honestly and fully - if you don't have reason enough to change or a vivid idea of what success will look like you're going to struggle. It's going to be about forming new habits and that comes with time, but it also means determination and setting some accountability for yourself. Only you can change you at the core - why wait?
I'm keeping this topic going over the next post so stay tuned for some tips!
Happy thinking xx
No seriously I genuinely like change. I actually have the opposite issue that even if something is working I start to change it anyway just out of boredom. I get frustrated when things don't change quickly enough or often enough. Obviously not all change but largely I would say this is true. Promise xxxx
ReplyDeleteI can understand and see that for you...but, is it the change or the attributes of change? Flexibility, agility, new challenges that you love? Would be interesting to do your strengthscope I mentioned...let me know if you fancy it! Xxxx
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