Do you see yourself as someone who welcomes change or tends to run from it? When it’s time to stretch personal or professional boundaries, a change of mindset and engaging in the art of transition can be most helpful:
• Practice turning negative thoughts into positive feedback. Ask questions like: What is the worst thing that could happen? How would I advise a friend in this situation? Where is the actual basis for my arriving at this conclusion? etc.
• Take daily 5 minute mini retreats– visualize, in exquisite detail, a favorite vacation spot, fun times with those you love, revisiting enjoyable activities.
• Be your partner’s, child’s, friend’s # 1 cheerleader.
• Rise at dawn one day each week and be mindful of what this allows you to accomplish.
•When de bating about two different courses of action, try choosing the harder, riskier one (start with something easy and work up to more challenging choices).
• On a daily basis, commit to doing one thing that you really don’t like doing. After a month, commit to two things, and so on.
• Envision yourself as an explorer-delve into your family history, investigate interesting aspects of your neighborhood or other surroundings, do research about something which you’ve always found intriguing.
• Extend yourself by getting involved in volunteer work, nurturing relationships, building a “virtual community”, cultivating new associations.
• Be an innovator-the source where others can go to for new and interesting ideas, suggestions, and information.
• Begin and end the day with a positive personal affirmation which is relevant to you and what you want to accomplish.
• Consider working with a mentor, coach, or therapist to untangle or gain greater insight into what may be stymieing your further development.
And remember, taking action is the catalyst for change!
Monday, March 3, 2008
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