Happy New Year!
The perfect time for new beginnings...or is it? There's research that starting new things is not just reserved for a New Year, though it is traditionally the most compelling time to make a change.
Not feeling it? Cool. Wait until next Monday, or the first day of next month, or first thing in the morning...it's all about firsts, beginnings.
Regardless, the time is going to come when, the time has come. Whatever that means for you. Maybe, you know exactly what this means and, you've been waiting.
You can relax. You're normal.
When you're ready to make a change, fear and self-doubt will often creep in. It's not your fault, it's normal. Your brain has one job to do: keep you alive. That's it. That's why anytime you want to make a change, even for good reasons, it freaks out. You making a change means that it has to work harder to keep you safe, and, well, it's lazy. It likes to put everything you do on autopilot so it can conserve energy to scan for danger.
Although this autopilot kept our ancestors alive, the things you want to do are probably not going to put you in danger. That's unless fear of failure, embarrassment, or being a beginner again qualify here. And face it, your brain actually treats them that way, even though it's completely untrue.
What if you did capitalize on the energy of a New Year to fuel your fire to start that thing you’ve been putting off?
Let's get to it...
Your challenge...
Whether it's now, next week, or next month...take some time to think about that thing you want. You know, the thing you're putting on the back burner until "when". It's probably at the forefront of your thoughts all of the time. It will continue to get louder as time moves along. What you avoid will continue to pop up. Maybe it's time to give it the consideration it deserves?
Find a quiet space where you won't be disturbed. Then, ask yourself the following questions and take the time to explore what comes up for you (as always, I encourage you to actually write the answers on a piece of paper):
Is this really something that you want to do/have or be?
Sometimes you can put something off and then realize that you don't actually want it, OR, this may give you the clarity to realize that YES, you do want it.
What story is holding you back?
Pay attention. The "story" is often rooted in fear...
Fast forward five years.
What do you want to look back on? Regrets or action?
The time will pass anyway.
Fact. Knowing this, what's the first step you'll take to move towards that thing that you want?
You can think about what you want, talk about what you want, dream about what you want, but until you take action, it will remain a thought.
Warmly,
Ann
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The time will come when the time has come…then what?