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What gets in the way of change?

Monday, August 17th, 2009 | Transformational Change | 2 Comments

Greetings,  great ones.  Have you every wondered what really gets in the way of people changing and improving their own lives?  Most New Years resolutions end in failure; close to 90% of the goals we set fail by the end of the year.  What gets in the way our good intentions? Well an understanding of why most people resist change can help us all change. 

Over the years I have discovered 5 key barriers that keep us from making the progress we want to make. 

1.   Fear of the unknown and general uncertainty:

At times we allow ourselves to lock-up with fear and become paralyzed with uncertainty. Because change is happening so rapidly we fear the potential negative effects of what is going on around us. 

Fear and worrying about things we cannot control, will waste much of our energy.  We will never regret putting our energy where our biggest leverage points are in our life, and focusing on the things that we can control instead of those we cannot. › Continue reading

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