People will change their behavior when it suits them, not anyone else. When you choose change, you don’t get involved in the content of the process.....you DIRECT the process!
Only you can change your attitude; others can only motivate or hinder you. On the other hand you may be your own worst enemy. When you talk yourself out of change and then wonder why your life isn't turning out the way you want it to, it's something to pay attention to. People change for their own reasons, not for anyone else's. But when you don't change behaviours that don't serve you, there's no one to blame but yourself.
So for a change, I'd like you to try something that has proven very effective as a wake-up call.
Instead of listing all the ways you can be successful, I'm going to try something I use with some difficult staffers. When I'm working with a group and there's a doubting Thomas in their midst I usually ask them to "Tell me every reason in the book this is not going to work so we can get all the scepticism out of the way". Well on a similar note:
How can you avoid being successful this week? What could you let hinder you in your desire to be more productive, learn and grow? List the first ten that come to mind, then go back and number them in order of their probability of appearing.
Then take a good hard look at this list and see if any one of those entries is worthy enough of sabotaging your success.
Best, always!
Donna Karlin
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