The secret of change is to focus everything on creating what you can in the present, and letting yourself slip out of the past and the future.
How do we really change?
I am not talking about the kind of change that lasts for just a few months and then we head back to the same stuff we really always used to do. No, I am talking about that everlasting change that permits us to move forward with our lives and leave our old techniques behind. This is true change, change that will last forever. The secret is to commit everything you have in your life to building what you can in the present moment.
The past will hold you down and the future will show you the greatest mirage of a land where it all turns out. Both these imaginary places are stupendously deadly because they keep us from being in action in the moment. Even though we can go there in our heads, we have to avoid living in these places at all costs.
Change isn't going to be straightforward. Think about just how many people try to make huge changes the on the first of January. In truth nearly half of people who make New Years Resolutions fail by the middle of February. That disconnect is huge. So there must really be something incredibly broken with that system.
So what are we able to do?
Focus upon one thing, every day, to make yourself a little bit better than the day before and do that for as long as you really can. Do not get obsessed with the quantum leap where everything changes all at one single point in time - it's a lie. Focus on the daily jobs you can perform and over a period of time you will change more than you could really ever imagine.
Start the voyage of change right now, one step at a time.
Don't wait.
How do we really change?
I am not talking about the kind of change that lasts for just a few months and then we head back to the same stuff we really always used to do. No, I am talking about that everlasting change that permits us to move forward with our lives and leave our old techniques behind. This is true change, change that will last forever. The secret is to commit everything you have in your life to building what you can in the present moment.
The past will hold you down and the future will show you the greatest mirage of a land where it all turns out. Both these imaginary places are stupendously deadly because they keep us from being in action in the moment. Even though we can go there in our heads, we have to avoid living in these places at all costs.
Change isn't going to be straightforward. Think about just how many people try to make huge changes the on the first of January. In truth nearly half of people who make New Years Resolutions fail by the middle of February. That disconnect is huge. So there must really be something incredibly broken with that system.
So what are we able to do?
Focus upon one thing, every day, to make yourself a little bit better than the day before and do that for as long as you really can. Do not get obsessed with the quantum leap where everything changes all at one single point in time - it's a lie. Focus on the daily jobs you can perform and over a period of time you will change more than you could really ever imagine.
Start the voyage of change right now, one step at a time.
Don't wait.
About the Author:
Evan Sanders is the author of The Words Of Encouragement, a website dedicated to bringing the best quotes, motivational content on the web, and blogs all to one place. Feeling ready to take the journey of your life? Dig into these quotes about strength to get that voyage started.
