Change is good

Change is good.

Change is even better if it is done:

·       The right time
· For a good thing,
· In a new and
·  better direction.

At the right time because: “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” ― James Baldwin.

If you want progress, start today.

 

It must be good. “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” — Mother Teresa. Do your part, do your job!

Change is good. “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new” — Socrates.

 

It must be in the right direction. One must be able to change because “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” — Stephen Hawking. Be intelligent!

As Lao Tzu said, “If you do not change direction, you might end up where you are heading.”

 

Lastly, I want you to remember this: “Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” — George Bernard Shaw.

It doesn’t matter when we start, or where we start. All that matters is that we start our journey.

 

To start your journey, you must have a plan. No, let me rephrase, have infinite plans. Different plans for each thing you are willing to change.

Under that plan set the right goals. You know where you want to go, and the change you want to make so set the right goals.

 

Break them into smaller goals and set what it takes to make them happen. If you want to be healthy that’s the plan. Set two goals:

·       going to the gym and

·       eating healthy.

Why go to the gym? It's your plan.

Why? To get in shape.

Is it simple? No.

So, what do we do? We give up.

Why? Because even if you go to the gym, you will not see any results in a month or two, not even in three. Even if you exercise every day. In other words, you feel the pain, but you don’t see the gain. That is why you will give up.

What is the solution? Think about the big picture, the athletic body you want to have. Now think about the first step towards this plan and the goal of going to the gym.

Is it clear now what you must do?

Still waiting? Get out of the house and take a walk, not far, not for long. Walk for ten minutes, it’s enough. Now go back home. Set the alarm for the next day, a notification on your phone, and repeat. Ten more minutes. Now you have walked for twenty minutes, good for you. You repeated the task twice, bravo! You are not the athlete you want to be, but you made the first two steps.

Is it enough? No.

Is it in the right direction? Yes. What we want is consistency, small steps, and training your brain to make small steps in the right direction.

If you combine this with the healthy habit of eating a salad instead of a burger, carrots instead of fries, drinking water instead of a Coke or a Pepsi then you will feel the results much sooner.

Change is good, think of the things you want to change, FIRST!