Recently observing the extreme resistance that many businesses and leadership are experiencing when attempting to make the changes needed to move into their future, I've been considering - what are the fundamentals necessary to make these changes and ultimately in many cases transformation? The following is the resulting ...
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1. When we change our thoughts we change our lives…
2. When we change our beliefs about the world, we change our world…
3. The only thing that we can change is our self.
4. The only time we can make that change is in the present.
5. Until we can recognize and accept our self, others, places and things as we are in the present moment without making us or them wrong, we do not have any choices in life. We are swept along by our limiting beliefs and judgments.
6. …an object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalancing force – Newton’s First Law of Motion
7. And, so do we also follow this law of motion until we change our thoughts, beliefs and then actions.
When we are stuck, we tend to stay stuck and when in motion we tend to stay in motion at the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalancing force. The unbalancing force may be subtle or severe.
When we take responsibility for creating our lives the force may only be the change of one small impactful thought or belief. When out thoughts change, our direction changes, our actions change and our lives change. The same applies to our businesses, executive teams, organizations and communities.
The key is in changing our thoughts, beliefs and actions based on a clear vision of the experience we truly want to live in our businesses, organizations, communities and lives - and, an honest assessment of where we are in the present moment.
Then we have choice.
Miriam,
ReplyDeleteExcellent! I of course agree with all of the above, AND I think the last line is most telling, for me anyway. Until I have a clear vision choices are difficult, the path is muddy, and I may take a few steps forward only to slide back down the slippery slope.
Thanks for sharing, BakeR
I fully agree with all of this, Miriam, but would add one or two more--you choose how you'd like to word it:
ReplyDelete8. If you try everything you can to find a solution to a problem (or to make a change) and it isn't working, you're looking in the wrong place. Try looking somewhere totally out of the box instead.
9. Once you've tried everything you can think of to find a solution or make a change, go do things that disengage your mind and trust the creativity of the universe to provide you with the solution.
Thanks much for your wisdom,
Don