Gotten tripped up by change lately? Read this.
Change happens at the speed of life.
Change is a constant. We’re always trying to change things in our lives. I think it’s always been like this.
There was probably a caveman sitting next to a fire, shortly after discovering it, thinking about how he’d look better to the ladies if he could just stand up a little straighter.
Even those of us that are creatures of habit and comfort still find ourselves making changes.
A funny thing happens when we make a decision to make big changes–friends and family can act as a road block. It’s odd how those that should be our biggest support system can turn out to be the ones that hold us back.
It’s interesting to see what happens to many people when they clean up their diet, and begin exercising.
Unfortunately it’s not uncommon for siblings, parents, extended family, and even spouses to sabotage another’s progress. It’s the whole crabs in a bucket theory.
As individuals we have to find ways to cope with changes in our lives. This includes how it will impact those around us.
Dave Navarro, stud extraordinaire and product launch guru to the stars, outlined nine points to keep yourself on the path. Two really stood out to me
Find people that will support you
Whether a coworker, family member, professional counselor or support group, you need to have somebody that you can talk to. The more the merrier. Don’t think one and done. You need to find as many as possible.
Get spiritually grounded
For the purpose of our discussion today it doesn’t matter what your religious believes are. One way or another, you need to lean on these.
Personally, I lean on my Christian morals, and the teachings of the Church to prop me up. This is especially true when coping with difficult situations in my life, such as change.
How do you feel about change? How do you cope with big change?
Twitter: AlisonMSmith
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This is a great topic for New Years. I’m working on a similar post right now. Here’s to 2011 and reaching our goals!
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Hi Alison,
I’ll go check out your blog and watch for that post.
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Twitter: AlisonMSmith
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It’s that time of year, isn’t it? Here’s to hoping that we keep the spirit of forward momentum through the new year!
My new post will go live at 11:11 tonight. 
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Twitter: lavenderuses
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Hi Todd
Change can be scary cos it takes me out of my comfort zone. However, having a support network sure helps
Since I began blogging not too long ago, I have met some amazingly helpful people in the blogosphere. Some of them are now my blogging buddies. They keep me going when there are bumps in the road.
My family and friends support me as much as they can. They just don’t really understand the blogosphere but are there as sounding boards when needed. I do agree we need those around us who will support these changes and I’m grateful for my support group that is growing, the more I interact and be an active part of this community.
Like to support new bloggers as not long ago that was me. Also, we all have different strengths and whereas all things techie remain a mystery to me; I love networking and also writing so I can help my friends when they get stuck on these particular aspecs of their blogging venture.
And definitely my faith helps as I share a lot of my journey with my Christian friends who pray and support my biz venture. Draw strength from our mutual beliefs and journey together.
Patricia Perth Australia
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Twitter: phitzone
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Patricia, you’re a lady that gets it. Bloggers, for the great part, are great people that are willing to help out.
Do you find those in your support system to just be smiling and nodding until you’ve run out of gas, or are they genuinely interested even though they don’t get it?
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I see change as new opportunities and thrive on it, but sometimes it is a bit scary, especially if you’re not ready for it. I guess I like change in regards to business a lot more than say, relationships.
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Twitter: phitzone
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I agree. Change can be very scary, but it sure does have the opportunity to bring on some cool new stuff. If you’re able to embrace change, and step outside of your comfortzone, it can be a good thing.
Have you had a change recently to your business that made you nervous, but turned out to rock your day?
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Twitter: netchunks
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I agree with you, sometimes family and friends can certainly act very unsupportive and try to hold you back from the things that you would like to do but well I always listen to my heart and do what I like to. Most of the times what I do turns out to be best for me and at that point of time, those family and friends who were trying to hold me back certainly do feel at odds. Great post
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Twitter: phitzone
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Those family and friends mean well (at least in their minds). It’s difficult to support something that we don’t understand, and the blogosphere is uncharted territory to a lot of people.
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Change can be scary but I think the way to handle it is to gradually work change in rather than going all or nothing.
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That’s a wonderful point. Ginger Vieira just did a guest post for us about that very topic — How Slow & Steady Helped Me Win the Race
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