What is it about change that can be so difficult? How does change affect your life? Are you willing to change to become the person you want to be, the person you deserve to be?

Changing someone is almost impossible but if someone chooses to change it can truly alter their lives!

Think about where you are now and all of the things you want to do, to see, to become. Think of when you where a small child and dreamed of grand things, the times you got lost in it? It is in pursuit of the dreams that we make the most change!

If you have not read my blog post on “Why you need to find out who you have been” you can read it here! It is a bit of a precursor to this topic and they really go hand in hand.

What is change, what does it mean to you, and more importantly how and why should you decide to make a change?

First I want to give you my favorite definition of change… it’s simple and straight to point but leaves everything wide open and is not restrictive! “to become different”.

Think of that for a bit! To become different…

Different from what, to what, why, how, when? It truly is a blank slate one that can lead from anywhere to anywhere!

Changing who you are to become who want to be is the only way to get to where you want to go! It requires passion, dedication, self discipline, hard work, and perseverance. Change comes from within, and the only why to become who you want or to get to where you want is to change yourself!

For you to change you first have to know who and where you are, and then where you want to go! Now is really the time to go check out my last post on “why you need to find out who you have been“. You cannot get to where you want to go if you do not know where you are starting from!

Once you know where you are, honestly know exactly where and who you are then you can decide on where you want to go and who you want to become. Take the things you are not proud of, dislike, or that you really want to improve and then decide make a decision on where you want to go or who you want to become.

Now that you know where you are and where you want to go it is time to set some goals. It is an important part of the journey to change! Set them high but still obtainable.

Remember there are so many people in the world doing amazing things and if you are not sure about the goals to set look at some of the people that inspire you. You can pick on e or two things that do they do and then emulate them. You do not have to reinvent the wheel, just start out by following people that are success in the areas you are looking to be successful in.

Slowly over time, you will find that are you assess where you are, then where you want to go, set goals, and work hard you will be able to change yourself.

Perseverance in the though times, the times of change is what is needed. As you change the road will be difficult and sometimes you may want quit but it will be your perseverance in the face of the difficulty that will get you though.

Remember to surround yourself with great people that will support you in your endeavors, they can help you to persevere when the times get tough!

And when you change yourself your whole world will change!

If you want to see a little more about change you can watch my video on it here! Be on the lookout for my next post on goals! I will talk about setting them and an give you a great tip on how to make them S.M.A.R.T. If you have never heard of setting smart goals you will want to check it out. It’s the difference between success and failure when you set goals!