Change Happens Instantly But Destination Takes Time

Recently, I have received a few emails from people who are down on their luck and wanting advice on turning their life around.  I thought I would   turn my answer to that question into a blog post so it helps others as well.

First of all, realize that you CAN turn your life around right now. Change happens in an INSTANT. What most people fail to realize is that you need to make the changes and then give it some TIME.

Imagine you are flying on an airplane from Seattle to Florida (west coast to east coast) and just as you are about to get to Florida you want to go back so you the pilot turns the plane around and starts flying back. You wouldn’t expect to snap your fingers and automatically be back in Seattle would you? It’s going to take you 6 hours to get back but you WILL get back. Using this analogy most people turn around and head back and give up when they aren’t back in Seattle in 30 minutes! Give it some time!

In life, many people want instant results. That just isn’t how it works. You can change your DIRECTION in an instant but you have to give yourself time to get to your new destination before you decide to quit. Here are two tips for changing something in your life right now:

1.       Make a decision RIGHT NOW to change something in your life that you are fed up with. Change it RIGHT NOW. Change your direction right now but give yourself some time to get to your new destination.

2.       Surround yourself with motivated, positive, uplifting people. This will work wonders in your life. I won’t do business with anyone who is not positive because it’s just not worth it. This goes for social media as well. Find like minded positive people on Twitter and communicate with them. Unfollow those that are negative.

I will talk more change in future blog posts. Please share your experiences of change in the comments on the blog!