There’s of course much said at the moment about the election and a chance for change. It would seem remiss of me not to comment on this occasion! I’m not going to talk about politics though, you may be pleased to know, but CHANGE.
Many are sceptical about the change that may come from our next Prime Minister and Government but it occurred to me – what of the change in our own lives? If you had the chance to put a cross in the ballot box of your life, in terms of your choices, what would come out top I wonder? Would your career choice be top? Relationships? Where you live? What you spend your time doing and thinking about?
For me it raises the question of how change really happens. We can want change, and many of us may say we want things to be different, but unless we do something – vote with our feet as such – the results are the same – we stay the same. As the well-known saying goes “you can’t keep doing the same things and expect different results”.
As with voting in the election we need to actually do something to make the vote count. We can say yes I want ’so and so’ to win, but without our cross in the box we are just dreaming and wasting our time dreaming. It also occurs to me that for some of us we need to consider what we are saying no to when we say yes to change. For example you may really want a fulfilling career, but in order to go for that you have to say no to fear and insecurity around money. If you want a full social life you have to say no to pride and to that big box in the corner of the room!
Click the picture below to watch a short video that I like about change:-
So my Vote for Change today is going to be to make sure I really want the things I say I want. If I do, then I need to do something about it. It may mean talking to someone; a friend, a coach, a mentor. It will mean being serious about your life and taking hold of the decisions and actions once and for all. To Vote for Change and see the results you want you must take action. Motivation is said to mean motive in action – be clear on what you want and do something about it!
