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Motivational words in our life....
Making changes in your life is great and it is the way we grow and develop as people.
Change is a constant process and part of being human. When you embark on changing anything in
your life you have to start from where you are. Until you know where that is it would be difficult
to effectively make the change. You have to start with a baseline.
Starting with a baseline is about honestly figuring out where you are and what you are doing so that
you know exactly what needs to be changed. It may sound odd, but many of us are unaware of what we do.
When my clients tell me they want to lose weight the first thing I do is have them keep a food journal
for a week just to get a baseline. The next week they share how shocked they were to see not only how much
they were eating, but also what they were eating. Many of us are on autopilot and we simply are not aware of
what we are doing. When you track it – and this works with anything – you have a real picture of where you
are and what needs to change.
I read a statistic once that said most people consistently spend about 10% more than they make.
I believe that is true, and it is because what is being spent, especially on a credit card, is not tracked.
I once had a client that just didn’t have enough time to accomplish everything she needed to do. When she tracked her
time for a week she was made painfully aware that she was spending hours in front of the television. The first step in
change is awareness. You have to become aware of what you are doing and exactly where you are before you can proceed
forward. Keeping track for a week or two will provide you with valuable information that will support your change effort.
Before you embark on any type of change effort you have to know where you are. I liken it to those travel maps that have
an X printed next to “You are here.” Until you are aware of exactly where you are – and many of us don’t have a clue –
it will be impossible to make the needed change.
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