Archive for the ‘Change’ Category

How to Change Your Life

Photo by vonSchnauzer By Mark Harrison We are often told that change is uncomfortable and difficult, that it inevitably involves pain, and that to change your life is to struggle and fight against the status quo. But there is another way. Change can be gentle, spontaneous and natural – effortless, even. With the right approach, [...]

Throw Away Your Labels and Accept Change in Others

Photo by Sean McGrath By Deborah Fike The hardest part about change isn’t that it happens to you. Of course it happens to you. You remember how breaking up with that guy made you see life from a different perspective. How quitting your job made you learn a new skill. You are a constantly evolving [...]

Why Doesn’t Change Stick?

Photo by Jesse Kruger By Ali Hale A lot of us try – and try hard – to make changes in our lives. We’re keen, we’re motivated, we may even have a step-by-step plan. For a while, it works. Maybe we successfully start eating more healthily, or take up an exercise routine. Maybe we manage [...]

Five Myths About Change

By Mark Harrison Change is so ubiquitous and pervasive that we ought to be familiar with it, and yet we continually fail to respond well to change. Often, this is a result of our not having thought carefully about the nature of change, and our tendency to accept common beliefs about it. Myth #1: You [...]

How to Escape Mediocrity

Photo by dev null By Vlad Dolezal “Mediocrity is the worst enemy of greatness.” – Icelandic proverb Imagine you sit down on a hot radiator. In a few seconds, you will feel intense heat on your bum, jump up, curse, then go sit down somewhere else. And you’ll be ok. Now imagine you’re in an [...]

You Can’t Force Other People to Change – But You Can Help Them

Photo by Amir K. By Ali Hale Do you have a teen who just won’t get off his backside and do anything? Is your brother deeply in debt? Have you got a friend whose romantic life is a series of disasters which she never seems to learn from? Are your parents severely overweight? Is your [...]

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