By adding these 4 steps to making changes into your daily routine you will see results quicker.
1. Begin with a small goal.
Pick one that is easy to incorporate into your current lifestyle. You may not realize when you have bitten off more then you can chew- until you are overwhelmed, and left feeling or thinking it is time to give in and give up.
By coming to terms with the details of what setting a realistic goal will entail, you engaged yourself in the practice of learning to make lasting positive changes.
Give yourself permission to be patient with your self. Practice at the effort involved in changing smaller things. This will give you the skills you may need to succeed at letting new habits become a part of who you are. Naturally all skills have to be practiced. Practice at this is the first goal. This is a big reason why it is important to pick a small goal.
That way, when we are ready for a dynamic personal change, your mind /body /spirit already has some successful experience with facing and overcoming those things in you that resistant change.
Consider the quality of tolerance you will be developing. Being realistic will help you stick with it later when it is time to do go to the next level of tolerance. Learning not to skimp on these unconscious qualities can make or break you later on. By being willing to see it at a small level you are more apt to recognize that you in fact are able to handle it on a larger scale.
Learning to identify what the most comfortable level of stress for you is, with out reaching a boiling point, is the secret key to unlock here.
You now have that within your grasp. It may take practice, which means you will go through some trial and error. Let the practice serve as small building blocks. Build your ability to open up new doors naturally, as time goes on, and when you attempt something bigger. This way the new challenges you take on, are not as big a deal. Especially when you have a recent past that will reinforce a deeper awareness that learning to make changes is possible.
This instillation of hope will carry you though future struggles.
2. Focus on each step when you are successful.
This sounds so simple, and the basic rewards of recognition can not be over stated. Allow yourself the conscious memory of how good you feel when you get it right. This will add to your momentum.
Be aware of the frustrations as well. This will allow you to be honest about the effort you are putting forth. Honest effort is a part of the process.
By recognizing the feelings of frustration, rather then, trying to push it out of your awareness, will help you begin to LET it go. This action word LET is key here. When you LET something just BE whatever it is, instead of denying, suppressing, or resisting it, it is amazing how well your mind responds to the situation at hand. Once something is allowed to actually BE ...then it can actually GO.
This process can give you a deeper awareness that the frustration and or discomforts associated with change. So when they arise, except that they are only feelings. They will pass regardless of your behaviors and actions. Knowing this gives you the necessary endurance to overcome challenges along the way.
Remember to focus on the successes and the satisfactory feelings associated with the success, this will add some immediate balance to the equation.
3. Celebrate your successes and achievements.
Perhaps you are trying to build self confidence. Each time you notice that you felt calm and peace and concern for what was going on in the moment, rather then focusing on your fears of what might go wrong, you have achieved success.
Give your self a simple reward such as setting aside 5 minutes during your busy day to just smell some beautiful fresh flowers in nature. Spending just 5 entire minutes completely immersed in the details of nature is a precious gift that is free.
This adds to the momentum in your motivation to achieve even greater levels of positive change. That way you become open to new levels of excitement and new challenges, that may have once seemed impossible to overcome at the start of your chosen endeavor.
In the case with building self confidence, perhaps just the act of signing up for a speaking engagement is the next step in your progression of actions to move you closer towards achieving your goals. This small action deserves a celebration and some recognition, this will fuel your next step, of attending and presenting at the engagement.
4. Share your happiness and positive accomplishments with another person.
Letting a friend see that you are grateful for your new ability to be successful in a new way, is going to be inspiring to them.
You are being a giver, as you trade pride for gratitude. Don't you love it when you are uplifted by a genuine sentiment of thankfulness when someone lets you into their world their struggles and accomplishments? Pay it forward.They will learn from your example. On some level you are giving them an opportunity to see that you are a safe person to share their simple joys with as well.
Building a support group of others who share your triumphs, makes life sweet and enriching. That factor will lead to personal happiness, which is the ultimate goal in making positive personal changes.
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