How to overcome your resistance to change.

Resistance to change is one of the reasons for your lack of progress and personal growth.

Almost everyone wants more money, better health and improved relationships. They are aware of the areas that need changes.

But the majority of these people are reluctant to move out of their comfort zones. They procrastinate and never get started.

If you are fighting back your needs to make changes, you may have to reexamine your goals and especially your thoughts. Probably you have been imagining negative pictures and the worst case scenario.

How to overcome your resistance to personal change.

• Getting the picture right.

You resist because you think of transformation as a lot of work. You are unwilling because you think that it is risky. Countless negative thoughts occupy your mind. You are afraid that others will not support you. You fear of what you will become.

It may sound simplistic but the thing you need to do is change those thoughts and start imagining a different story.

Since you are visualizing most of the time, why not make use of your mental faculty to see yourself with a new image, habit or skill.

When you keep your focus consistently on what you wish to become, your emotions will take the cue. Your body will take the orders. You no longer have the urge to oppose and fight because you are seeing the end result.

The Silva Method is one of the best tools you can use to improve your imagination and visualization skills.

• Do you really want what you want?

You need to have passion for wanting something better in your life. You must really want what you want. You should have your own personal reasons and give yourself a deadline for each goal.

You will overcome all kinds of obstacles and fears if you want something badly enough. Strong desires will push you to do things.

You will feel driven to find out where to find the strategies. Once you get yourself to follow your desires and plans with action, your feelings will follow.

Keep yourself inspired by thinking about your goals. Make a commitment to yourself and decide that you will not leave your goal until it materializes.

• Reassessing your attitude.

When you had to go to the gym and you put it off, take note of what you were thinking and feeling. Ask yourself why you did not give yourself a chance to consider a suggestion that someone offered you?

Go inside your head. Ask yourself questions and write down your thoughts. Take a look at your attitude about implementing change and find the reasons why you have been opposing.

Observe your reactions to people and situations. Ponder upon those things that you escaped from doing, seeing or saying. Which attitudes, emotions or behavior should you have avoided or which one should you repeat in future?

Imagine what would happen if you allow your present habits, lifestyle and state of mind to remain the same. Think of the suffering that you will have to endure. What if you fight them and take charge? Now, imagine the pleasure.

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