What are your pain points?

In my previous post entitled, “Four Facts about Change that are Unchangeable,” I mention that people have an inherent aversion to change. They often don’t change until they suffer enough they want to, experience enough they learn to, or grow enough they are able to.

Our strengths can sometimes be our greatest weaknesses. At times we are so confident in our strengths that we neglect working on them. The Japanese have a management concept called Kaizen. It focuses on making continuous incremental improvements or changes. Change, which is the norm, comes incrementally. If you chose to make small, incremental changes to your top strengths or skills, what could be the effect?

Think about the present trajectory of your life. What pain points are you experiencing? What incremental course adjustments do you need to make to position yourself for success? List the top three changes you want to see happen in your life over the next year? Consider the major obstacles to making each change and develop a plan of action for overcoming them.

“In the long run we shape our lives and shape ourselves. The process never dies. And the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility. – Eleanor Roosevelt

Every choice you make today is like a seed that determines your harvest tomorrow. Make the choice to enact the change today!