You want to improve your health, finances, your life. You really want to go forward towards your goals, but you’re afraid of what it takes to accomplish a change. A world of changes where everybody stays the same photo: woodleywonderworks Everybody wants to change something, but everybody is also scared of it. Have you noticed how most people, when talking about change, want the change to come from someone else? The government, a company, their employer, their spouse or friends. Rarely we find someone who truly understands that any change worth making comes from within. And that’s not surprising, humans are creatures of habits, we cherish both comfort and safety, and we find them in routine. However messy and always-changing the lives of some of us are, they still provide habits and comfort, if only by their unpredictable nature. It can be the food you’re eating, the TV you’re watching, but most importantly the image that other people have of you. Change IS scary. Why? Simple: you know you can survive in your current situation, you know you can handle how people see you, because you are! But any change that threatens the status quo begs the question: will I survive this? How much pain might I encounter along the way? Will I succeed? Will I fail? How people will look at me either way? It doesn’t matter whether it looks like a good change or not, if it is significant enough, fear always creeps up. It doesn’t mean you should…

When was the last time you decided it was ok to give up? Not your dreams, not who you are. But anything and everything else. Whatever does not serve you, that you keep because you feel constrained or obliged to. Your painful relationships, your resentment, the need for power, the pressure to earn and buy more. Being “a nice person”, doing what you do because it’s what you always did, the labels you mistake for who you are. The goals forced upon you by your parents, your peers, your friends, your spouse. The need to please and to conform to what the society expects and wants from you. Don’t wait until you retire, or until you get that next promotion. Don’t ever wait for permission. You don’t need an excuse, you don’t need “one last thing” before you can be free. Choose to be who you want to be. Simply accept to be who you really are. Give up everything else.