Personal Change

• Achieving personal change

Many of us at some point in our life decide that we want to change something about ourselves that we are not completely happy with. For some people, the decision is to change something about their lifestyle, for others it's something about their personal habits. You might decide that you want to change your communication style or that you want to develop a new quality within yourself, such as cultivating greater patience or focus.

How often have you found that making the decision to change seemed to be the relatively easy part of the process - but actually achieving the change can be quite elusive. Breaking habits that may have been with us for years is certainly not easy.

For example, have you ever made a New Year's resolution to change something in yourself - and at the time of making the decision, you were full of resolve and determination. Maybe you resolved that you were going to exercise more, or you were going to eat less take-away food, or you were going to spend more time with your family. And yet, within a couple of  weeks you were back to your old ways and eventually gave up trying to make the change because it all seemed just too hard?

So, what does it take then? On this page, there are some carefully selected video clips that offer insight and advice to help you understand the dynamics of achieving personal change ...

• How to change your life for the better

This short video offers some inspiration that may assist you with your journey of personal change and self-improvement. It features Jim Rohn, who was a highly respected motivational speaker. His topic is the day that can turn your life around .....Would you believe that self-disgust can become a powerful motivator for change?

• Personal change requires taking responsibility

In the following short clip, personal development author Jack Canfield speaks about the need to accept responsibility for where you are in your life, and the need to give up making excuses. Perhaps there is a wake-up a call that reminds us that if we want things to improve, then the time for action is now ....

• How to change your bad habits

The speaker in this short clip reminds us that bad habits can take some time to break - and the key is replacing them with positive habits. He warns of the importance of not getting discouraged because of occasional slips, and that personal change can occur as quickly as within five days ....

• Personal change and your comfort zone

In this short clip, the speaker makes the important point that personal growth and learning requires you to be willing to step outside of your comfort zone ..... as risky as it may seem, it's the only way we can open ourselves to the new ideas or people or experiences that we need in order to move us forward

• The loving push to personal change

We sometimes can get stuck, and need a gentle push from someone who cares about us in order to start the personal change process and begin to achieve our true potential

Have a look at our page Habit Change or return to Personal Development

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