Change is inevitable in today’s world. In the past, people graduated from university, embarked on their chosen career and often stayed in that industry, sector and even the same job for their entire life. Once upon a time, if you started out as a doctor, then that’s what you were expected to do for your whole career. Nowaday’s, it is not unusual to see doctors switching to become broadcasters, teachers opting to become politicians and farmers changing to become factory managers. On average, you and I will have a least four different careers over our working lives. That’s about one every decade. Some people are scared of change because of the uncertainty it brings. It’s far better to accept change and embrace it as a potentially good thing for you in the long run. There are two types of change that you can experience. Changes that are thrust upon you, like a serious illness, or a relationship break up. It could be that you are made redundant in your job or your business has to close down due to a sharp downturn in the economy. This is the harsh reality right now for millions of people around the globe. When something like this happens to you, there is little point in resisting that enforced change in your mind. It is what I is, accept it and ask yourself the most important question.. “ what am I going to do about it ?”
The second type of change is the change that you decide to make to your life of your own volition. You may decide to make big changes to your career path, your business, your health or your relationships . Often people try to make changes in all those areas triggered by their current challenging circumstances. Right now, people may be deciding that when the Covid 19 pandemic has passed and the lock down restrictions are over, then they are not going back to their old unfulfilling job or they are no longer willing to trudge along year after year in an unhappy marriage. They may decide that it is time to listen to the alarm bells and finally take the steps need to improve their health and wellbeing. If you are one of the unfortunate ones and you end losing your job because of a recession brought on by the coronavirus crisis, then you may see this time as the right opportunity to become self employed rather than trying to find a new job in a weaker economy. My advice for to help you with this self-directed change is to draw in what you want visualisation and positive action. For a change to work out the way you want, you really do need to suspend any doubts and fears and act as if the desired outcome has already come in to your life. When I mentioned “ fake it , until you make it “ I did not mean for me or you to be underhand or misleading to others in any way. What I mean is that, with the right mindset you can literally draw in to your life all your hopes, dreams and desires. You can do this by presenting yourself to your new boss, or a potential new life partner, or to the prospects for your new business in a way that clearly shows that you believe in yourself and in what you have to offer. When I covered the front window of my new real estate office with “phantom “ properties for sale what I was really conveying was that I saw myself as a successful business person with an expanding list of houses for sale and I wanted my prospective clients to see me in the same way. The person you see is the person you will be. Draw it in. It worked for me !
