What Causes Your Fear of Change?

Are you someone who frequently makes plans to lose weight, get na new job, go back to school, improve your relationship, but then . . . you just don’t do it? n nAre you envious of people who have what you want, but somehow nyou just can’t seem to do what it takes to get it for yourself? n nWe’ve worked with lots of people who told us they wanted to nchange. They wanted a larger, more exciting, more successful life. But they also told us that they couldn’t stand to give up their special, favorite things. They knew they could be more true to their dreams,to their desire for a more fabulous life, but they “couldn't” give up pizza in order to lose that last 20 pounds. n nOne woman refused to give up the thrill of the bad boy in order to find a man who would make a good husband. n nA young man told us he just wouldn’t forfeit the freedom to sleep in and go to the movies on the weekend when getting the promotion he dreamed of would require some take-home weekend work. n nBut the fact is, being fabulous requires your willingness to open yourself to a new identity – not the one you’ve been clinging to for so many years. n nThose old habits are a “comfort zone” that keep you right where you’ve decided you belong. n nBut why do you need to belong right there? What do you get from belonging where you say you no longer want to be? Why be envious instead of opening yourself to a new life, the new life you claim you want? n nYou can’t make any real, significant change until you acknowledge that you don’t belong in that tired old place anymore. n nSo here’s a question. What do you lose when you give up your current identity? n nAnd you will lose something.n nIs it so important that you’ll forfeit a great, big, fabulous future just to stay in place? Just for a piece of pizza, a cheap thrill, and a lousy movie? n nThink about it.nnJudith Sherven and Jim Sniechowski, producers nof the "Bridging Heart and Marketing" Internet nmarketing conferences for the soft sell community ninvite you to grow your business by getting their nbonus audio "How To Build Your Soft Sell Marketing nPlatform." Just go to: http://www.bridgingheartandmarketing.com/platformbonusn