If you’ve ever been stuck in a rut of inertia before, you probably know the sense of helpless that can take over your life.  You want your life to change, but you feel powerless to do anything about it yourself.  You may find yourself constantly making plans to improve your life, but never quite getting round to taking action because it seems so intimidating and so you become even more stuck.

Though taking action can be intimidating it can also enable you!  If you learn to use it effectively, it can provide the fuel to keep you moving forward towards a more fulfilling circumstance provided you stick with it. When you do this, you realise that there was never anything to fear in the first place, and you’ll never get stuck again!

The following are three simple steps that show you how to move from stuck to stick…

• First, be sure you understand that your life is the way it is right now because of your hesitation in taking action!  THE STUCK APPROACH!

Then, decide on one action to take to get the ball rolling.  Think about your life right now, and ask yourself which situations you want to change first.  You might choose your career, relationships, health, your financial situation, or anything else that makes you feel powerless and stuck.

Then think about one simple action you can take to inspire some positive change.  It doesn’t have to be a huge action, just SOMETHING to start building momentum.

• Once you’ve decided on your action step, you’ll have to push yourself to take that action no matter what!  This may seem difficult or even scary, but remember that most often the things you fear are not going to happen.  In fact, you may not even have a clear reason for feeling scared – you’re just afraid of the “unknown”.

Give yourself a pep talk or push yourself in any way to enable you to move forward at least a little bit.  After you take that first step be sure to let go of any expectations of the things that will happen because of it, and allow yourself to feel good because you did something about it! THE STICK APPROACH!

• Consider this:  Even if you take a hundred small steps in a month, you’ll be taking positive steps to make changes in your life, which can only bring you a better position or circumstance than before.

The good news is that taking action quickly can build momentum.  Being proactive can create a positive cycle that continues to grow and grow.  It gets easier the more you do it, which eventually makes it seem almost effortless – and you can continue to empower and strengthen yourself with every step you take.

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