The Courage to Change

It takes courage to change, to move away from the way that you’ve always done things and do them differently. There is comfort in old habits and ways. You know what to do and how to act and re-act and most importantly, you know what the results will be. What you are now.

Change means letting go of your fragile ego and finding an alternate way of doing things. Take a look at yourself honestly with your character flaws and weaknesses and your strengths. Ask yourself, what is it about me that I need to do that will enable me to let go of my ego enough so  that I am prepared to be open to ideas and suggestions that may be different to the way that I have been thinking? Do I have the courage to break away from my childish notion that I am always right and error lies elsewhere? Ego defends what you are now but it does not protect you. If you want to be open to an improved situation you have to let go of the  one you have. Not necessarily all of it but certainly the elements that restrict your receptiveness. Changing things can be scary and this is often the case but change can also be fun and exciting. A half- hearted attempt rarely works. The dreaded Plan B. This is when you keep something back in case your new attitude doesn’t work, then you can go back to your old ways. By gently, gently you can always fall back if things get too hard and accept the mediocrity of your old way off life. It is only when you fully embrace and act on your changes that you have become a different person with different goals and objectives in life, with no safety net, to  the ones you have now. You are committed to a better life.

Courage requires commitment and commitment requires courage. When you need a different outcome to the one you have now then the way that you do things must also be different. Look at the things that you think you can change. Then tackle those changes wholeheartedly with no further thought of the consequences but think of the improvements that will take place. Don’t be discouraged easily. There is no need to be impatient, sometimes these things can take little more time to happen than you have accounted for. After all you have been doing your old ways for a long time and your ego will not want to let go.It still wants to keep control and keep you are where you are. Be optimistic and opportunistic; the moment you decide to make your changes and do things better, then accept that they are better and act that way. You will see opportunities where there were non before.