One interesting thing that this reminds me of is hypnosis. s”Supposedly” when someone is hypnotized, she can do a lot of physically amazing things that she can never do in a normal state. That somewhat suggests that we are capable of so many amazing things. It’s just our own minds and thoughts that limit our potentials.

Change is hard, but not changing is boring. I rather have a hard life than a boring one.

Thanks Irina, this was a great post.

Through the experiences I have had in coaching people though individual and organizational change, I have a learned that a major derailer is fear. When we deconstruct change, what we are really talking about is abandoning and old comfortable structure – even if it is no longer serving us – for the new. That transition calls on us to move away from the safety of the old and embrace the fear of the unknown. And that can be very scary. So if we can help others feel a sense of safety in navigating the change, we help them overcome the fear that may be blocking them.

Keep writing!

Second – establishing changes in everyday habits. Old habits die hard, they’re hard to break, a change in routine is inconvenient, breaking away from the norm is what makes change so hard. But if you really take a step back and think about it (and Chelsie made some great points on this in her post yesterday) – Change has been a constant since the beginning of time. Times have always changed, society continuously evolves. If this is true, why are we so resistant?

I don’t have the answer there but I do know that through all the changes in history, there was resistance, and someone had to step forward and become a catalyst for change. Someone defied the regular and became extraordinary. The challenge for us is to become extraordinary in our own lives. It’s not easy, there is going to be obstacles in the way, but we’re all capable of bringing about real change in our own lives. Lead by example, and others will follow!