The Importance of Making a Change

"Everything in your life gets better when you get better, and nothing is ever going to get better until you get better."

~Larry Winget

If you don't like the way your life is going, make a change.  Change the things that get in the way of your living the life you would really like to live.  As you get better, your life will get better too.  As you work to make the changes you will build momentum and the changes will come faster and easier.  Remember, life is a process.

This week:  Figure out what you would like to be "better" in your life.  Are you too stressed?  Not making enough money?  Not in satisfying relationships?  Write down what isn't working in your life right now.  Next, think about what "better" would be like.  Really picture it.  Imagine what you would see, what people would say to you, what you would say to yourself and how you would feel.  Make it vivid.  Finally, write down some things that would need to change "how things are now" into "how you would like them to be."  Look at the list and pick ONE thing you will work on to change this week.  Notice how making that change feels to you.  Keep going!

Linda Pucci, Ph.D. is a psychologist, life coach and expert in helping people make changes in their lives.  With over 30 years of experience, she has a variety of tools and techniques to help people move forward quickly and easily. For more information, go to http://www.innerresourcecenter.com/

You Have to Take Action

"Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there."

~Will Rogers

It doesn't matter if you are on the right track if you don't take action to move forward. You can have the best ideas and they won't get you anywhere. Steady movement forward towards the outcome you have envisioned builds momentum and speed, and, just like the locomotive, you'll reach your destination.

This week: Take one of your ideas and take some action to move forward. Now build on that and continue to take action, doing something every day. At the end of the week, take stock in what you have accomplished. Are you on the right track? If not, shift gears and take some more action on another track. The key is taking action.

Linda Pucci, Ph.D. is a psychologist, life coach and expert in helping people take the necessary action to reach their goals. She knows you can create momentum by taking small steps and continuing to move forward. She specializes in helping people who are feeling stuck in their life or their careers. For more information go to http://www.innerresourcecenter.com/

Break Overwheming Tasks into Manageable Pieces

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

The secret of getting started is breaking

your complex overwhelming tasks

into small manageable tasks,

and then starting on the first one."

~Mark Twain

Too often we stop ourselves from taking on a task because we're overwhelmed by the size of it. You won't ever achieve your task if you don't START. Part of developing an action plan to get to your goal is to break it into small pieces--preferably pieces you can do in 20 minutes or less.

When you do that, you can build momentum by accomplish A LOT of small tasks. Before you know it, you'll be half-way through your big task without realizing how you got there. (That's how I wrote my dissertation and every book or project I've ever done).

This week: Think about a task you've been postponing because it is overwhelming. Figure out how you can break it into tiny pieces that you can accomplish in 20 minutes or less. Think SMALL to accomplish something BIG. Begin to do those small tasks, one after the other, steadily. Do one each day. At the end of the week, notice how far you've come. Keep it up!

Linda Pucci, Ph.D. is a psychologist, life coach, trainer and owner of Inner Resource Center, LLC in Maryville, TN. She has 30 years helping people make changes and accomplish things they hadn't thought possible. For more information about how her solution focused approach can help you, go to http://www.innerresourcecenter.com/ .