How does Change make you Feel?
In the English Collins Dictionary Change is described in 35 different ways, however it is the number one description that I believe is the one that resonates with me and that is....
‘To make or become different, alter’
Over time I have encountered many changes, not least 22 house moves in 24 years, career changes through the corporate companies I worked for, relationship changes and many changes in my own business. However, every one of these changes I have encountered have done one thing…
Helped me to grow.
Change comes through experience and life after all is where experience comes before the lesson.
In life I have come to embrace change and to know that is always a step in a positive direction. In 2009 and as recently as in the last year I have encountered burnout experiences that have led me to sit, think about my life and the direction it was travelling. Both experiences brought lessons that would bring about changes in how I spent my working life.
On both occasions change was scary, I was afraid of the unknown and in no way did I believe that the change I was encountering would be beneficial to me and many others.
I had to work hard over time to understand that the biggest change of all had to come from within, that acceptance of this change was indeed the best way forward. I had to realise that it wasn’t all about what was happening but how I dealt with it that would prove to be the winning formula.
The mind is so powerful and yet we give it so little attention, we take it for granted and we believe it is our outer self that is the responsible partner out of the two. I can assure you from experience having studied NLP, Mindfulness and read more self-help books on how to ‘change the mindset’ I can confirm this as fact.
If you desire change in your business then take some time to nurture the mind, give it some rest, some TLC and allow it to be free to give you the answers that lie deep within. Become empowered to make the changes you desire by following your heart and know that outer change can only begin once the mind knows the direction to go. If you desire positive change, think positive thoughts; don’t allow the negative thoughts to become powerful and embrace change before it has happens, this way the energy flowing to it will ensure that change for you will be a positive experience.
It may not come without a little discomfort but then remember it is not what happens to us but how we deal with it that will make the journey easier.
Watch out for changes here on the website as I move forward to embrace the next stage of being a business owner.
