People hate change. We love habits and routine. Even people that are spontaneous, and enjoy new things are trapped within their habits. Change is how we grow and improve. So let’s get started driving change.
How can we transform our daily lives into something more? We need change in our life, but seldom to we push ourselves to change. Here are three ways to approach change.
1. Change the little things. Make yourself more open to change by doing small things differently. Pick some of your daily habits and do them different. Every day can be a day of change when you select one thing to do differently each day. For example, take a different route to work, brush your teeth using the opposite hand, do a new exercise routine, and so forth. If you look to the little things, you can challenge yourself everyday. Get use to change.
2. Change in an area of growth. What is your growth goal for this year? Is it defined in terms of an accomplishment or completion of something? If so, think about your growth in terms of change. How will your grow change and transform you? Challenge yourself to embrace the change that will be needed to achieve the goal, and work on it everyday.
3. Change the way you think. Routines are more than actions. We all have routines in the way we think and make decisions. Try to define how you make decisions. Challenge yourself to change and grow in the area of thinking. Some ways to think differently include: look at the bigger picture, dig deeper, research more, get advice, get opinions, participate in group thinking, increase the use of reflective thinking, and increase your strategic thinking. Those are just a few ways that you can change and grow your thinking.
Rachel Naomi Remen said, “Life is known only by those who have found a way to be comfortable with change and the unknown. Given the nature of life, there may be no security, but only adventure.”
Life will be full of change, and full of adventure. So let’s get comfortable with it.