Empower Newsletter – January 2014

Welcome to the January 2014 edition of the Empower Newsletter. I trust you had a wonderful Christmas and saw the new year in healthy and happy! Traditionally the start of a year inspires New Year resolutions and goals for ourselves which in turn require us to change something. The theme this month is how to use ‘change’ to our advantage.

Did you know?

‘change is a good thing!’

Do you see change as something that is hard or scary, something that should be avoided at all costs? Maybe you see change as a necessary evil to get what you want!

How would it change your reality if you started to see ‘change’ as a positive thing, something that has the power to give you what you want? How much more pleasurable would it be to commit to the change?

In order to get what we want, it requires us to change something. If we don’t change something our outcomes will not change.

Albert Einstein said ’the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.’

It might require us to change a behaviour, the way we think, to start or stop something or to even change a belief.

When we are going through the process of change, whether it is to achieve our goals or it is out of necessity, how we perceive change can dictate success or failure.

If change seems hard, if it seems like there are too many steps or it will take too long, it will help to break the goal down into steps. By taking one step at a time it will seem more manageable. Even if it is to get help or advice. One change at a time is all it takes to ultimately get what you want!

Another way is to change our perception of ‘change’ by thinking of it as simply doing something differently! And usually when it is different, it is new to us. And when something is new, it may seem hard or scary only because we haven’t done it before.

I remember how scary and hard it seemed the first time I sat in the driver’s seat. There was so much to remember, the brake, accelerator, clutch and gears, speedometer and blinkers. Well eventually I got the hang of it to the point that I don’t have to consciously think about how to drive anymore.

The way I eventually got my driver’s licence was by doing it. If I was too worried or scared about changing, by doing something which was different, I would probably still be catching the bus.

Definition

Perception

The way in which something is regarded, understood, or interpreted.

You can easily change your perception when you recognise the fact that you made it up in the first instance based on your beliefs and past experiences.

Something to Ponder

“The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.”

~ William James ~

Quotes of the Month

“Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.”

~ Jim Rohn ~

“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”

~ Maya Angelou ~

Affirmation Corner

‘I change the world around me by changing myself.’

‘I handle all change that comes my way with grace and ease.’