CHANGE IS GOOD........ARE YOU UP FOR IT???

Change Your Life - It All Starts Now!

By Ray Kelly

There is one constant in the universe and that is change. Everyday we wake up, we are not the same person we were the day before. Our skins cells and organ cells have died and been replaced. Yet do we not resist change in different parts in our life. Change is just a circumstance of life. It is a bridge from the old into the new. The question is not whether things will change, it is the question of what do we WANT them to change into.
Many people’s reality is that we do not have power over our life. They feel that they are the victims of circumstance, rather than being in control of their circumstances. You are in the driver’s seat, and you are in control of your life. Life is the reality we make it. If you want a change, you have the power to make it happen.
The first step on the journey toward change is setting a goal. You would not go on vacation with your family and just leave caution to the wind. You have a destination in mind. You might even mark that destination on a map. You can then figure out how to get there. The first step is to decide on the location. Change can occur in spurts. You may not experience things right away, and then all of sudden things happen quickly. Ask your self this honest question. Did you get to where you are in life overnight? Most of the time it took days, months or years to get to the place we are standing in at this moment. Yet we often expect change to occur overnight. While it may be more reinforcing when we see positive change occur, you can find change everyday occurring even if they are small changes. It is all about perception.
Suppose you have decided where you want to be in life. You have a goal set. Now unless you have some magical powers that can transport you to your goal, you must take some kind of action to move you down the path. This is an active process not a passive one. The key to success, however, is to be persistent in action such that action becomes habitual.
It may difficult to accept that we are the creators of our own reality. We may think we are victims of circumstance. You may feel that you are powerless to change. This thought process is usually fueled by fear. There are different kinds of fear. There is the fear of failure. There is fear of success and even fear of the unknown. This fear can paralyze us.
That is not to say that there are not environmental conditions that are not in our control. Nevertheless, this is often an excuse for inaction. You may think it is too hard. Alternatively, maybe it is too scary to change something. You may even feel that you do not have the right to make choices over your own life and circumstances. Remember life is about choices. Even inaction is a choice.
Once you make a commitment to a goal, you will be surprised how these excuses seem not to have the power we once thought they did. Suppose there is a woman that is in an abusive situation with her partner. She does not feel she can get away from them. She may feel powerless to get away because they have given the power over to someone else. They are afraid and that fear is used against them everyday. It can be a challenging situation, but women everyday make the choice to get out of these situations and do so successfully. After they are in a better position, they often kick themselves for not acting sooner.
Remember you have the power over your life. Change may be difficult, but often not impossible. Once you have a destination and the will to reach that destination, there is little that can get in your way other than yourself.


Ray Kelly is the trainer that guided both Adro Sarnelli and Chris Garling to their wins on The Biggest Loser Australia. Check out his sites at The Biggest Loser Forum or Weight Loss and High Blood Pressure