Guest guest Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 Work on it! by Velma Gallant 5 Easy Steps to Creating Permanent Change in Your Life Personal growth or self-help books and programs are cramming the bookstores and the seminar circuit. People are lining up to learn more about how they can change or fix perceived problems in their lives. “I need to work on it” is a phrase used by many people preparing to make changes. Examples are “I need to work on my Anger,” “I need to work on thinking more Positive,” or “I need to work on exercising.” Velma Gallant, an Abundance Coach and Trainer, says the issue with “working on it” is we set ourselves up for immediate failure. The expectation is to go from working on something to fixed almost immediately. If the “fix” is not achieved, then clearly we have not worked on it hard enough, and therefore are “not good enough”. Ms. Gallant reveals there is a way to create change without the emotional rollercoaster. She says, “Stop working on it!” It has been said, “Words are Powerful.” Consider how you feel when you say the word “Work”? Many immediately recoil and refuse to do what ever has been labeled as work. Another word can be used when seeking to create change. Practice. By phrasing your desired change with “practice” instead of “working”, the emotion surrounding the change transforms. “I’m practicing being more Positive.” “I’m practicing being more relaxed.” “I’m practicing a new way of exercising.” Quite often the term practice refers to improving a specific skill such as in sports or music. “The more you practice, the better you get.” This phrase applies to achieving any desired change or skill, whether internal or external. Ms. Gallant designed these 5 easy steps to creating Permanent Change: 1. Decide what is it that you want to change. It can be phrased as a “Don’t Want”. “I don’t want to be so negative all the time.” 2. Determine what the opposite of your “don’t want” is. “I want to be a positive person”. 3. Add the word “Practicing” to your new desire, and phrase it as if you are already in action. “I am practicing being a positive person.” 4. Write out your Practicing Statement, and put it up where you will see it every day, such as the mirror when you brush your teeth. Write it in your journal. 5. Start practicing. Acknowledge any successes you have throughout your day in your journal, and refer back to them often. By practicing, you automatically give yourself permission to achieve your goal one day at a time. The pressure to change overnight is removed. You lessen the possibility of feeling “not enough”. If you slip, it’s okay. You are practicing, and by practicing you will get better day-by-day. The desired change over time grows into a new habit. “I need to work on being more positive” becomes “I am a positive person.” Personal change can occur with ease and joy. Are you ready? Get out a piece of paper or your journal. Create your Practicing Statement using the 5 Steps to Creating Permanent Change. Start practicing today! Ms. Gallant will critique your Practice Statement or Journal Work. Email to: practice @ welcomechanges.com. To assist you in creating Abundant Changes to your life, subscribe to Ms. Gallant’s weekly newsletter, Welcome Changes, by sending a blank email to subscribe @ welcomechanges.com or visiting www.the-abundance-connection.com. You will also receive a life transforming e-book as a gift when you subscribe. ************* Velma Gallant is an Abundance Coach, Author, Speaker and Trainer, specializing in the principals of Abundance and Deliberate Creation. She is the creator of Living Abundant Joy Tele seminars, and the soon to be released book Living Abundant Joy. Velma also writes the Welcome Changes newsletter, which is your weekly Zap to your Abundance Magnet. http://www.the-abundance-connection.com Velma is available for interviews. You can reach her at: velma @ welcomechanges.com or 1-800-99-ABUNDance (1-). Copyright © 2004 by Velma Gallant and Welcome Changes. All rights reserved. Permission is granted to copy this article provided all the links and author information remains intact. It would be greatly appreciated if you would contact Velma Gallant at articles @ welcomechanges.com and notify where and when the article will be used. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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