"If you keep on doing what you've always done ... Part 1

... You'll keep on getting what you've always got." And yet, how many of us actually CHANGE what we're doing, even when we know the change that could make a difference? Whether the topic is health, wealth, relationship, or business, there is plenty of information telling us how to achieve any objective. So there must be something besides Knowing that keeps us stuck in the status quo. Most people call it "Motivation".

Over my 60+ years I have been a teacher, trainer, consultant, sales pro, and for the last 15 years a coach helping people make changes in their life and career. I have studied the works of personal development gurus for most of my life: Jim Rohn, John C Maxwell, Stephen Covey, Kenneth Blanchard, Tony Robbins, Wayne Dyer, and Dr. Phil to name a few. There is a wealth of information about how to motivate ourselves to change what's not working.

There are two key principles that have worked for me and for my clients. 
1) Motivation is based on what we value most. If we value comfort (freedom from discomfort), change will seem very difficult. If we value safety/security (the known vs. the unknown), we will see change as very risky. The potential rewards will seem impossible and dangerous. 
2) Each of us is "wired" to motivate ourselves from one of two directions: Toward what we do want, or Away From what we don't want. Knowing which direction is our natural perspective can be very powerful in getting through the inertia associated with making a major change.

In my next blog entry, I'll say more about how to work with the two motivational principles so you have a choice about making change.

Meanwhile, Take Charge -- Get Moving!
Love and light,
Diane