AMY HANSEN

If you feel like you’re heading down the wrong path or you’re just not quite happy with where your life is currently, then it’s time to change directions.  You can choose to change course and steer yourself in another direction.  You do not have to continue down your current path.  But, the choices and actions you take today will determine your future.  It’s time to get clear on the future you want to be living, create an action plan to achieve it, and take action to make it happen!

Future Clarity

First, get super clear on where you want to be the future so that you start making the right decisions today to help you get there.  The choices and actions you take today lead you down a certain path.  If you have no idea where you’re headed then you’ll just continue to flounder without making any progress towards your dream life.  Begin to envision your dream future.  Write it down and be specific as to what you’re doing, who you’re with, and what’s happening.  Include how you feel ...

If you want to make positive change in your life, it’s up to you to recognize when to do so.  The universe may throw you a small pebble to get you to notice that something isn’t working.  A rock or even a larger bolder could be placed in your path until the issue receives your full attention.  This could be a medical emergency or just a massive challenge that throws your life for a loop.  Often times, you wait until it’s too late and the bolder has already impacted your life.  It’s time to start noticing the small pebbles and acknowledge when something is off or doesn’t feel right in your life so that you can create positive change and improve your life for the better.

What’s Not Working

Start by tuning with how you feel mentally, physically, and emotionally.  Determine which area of your life is struggling or just simply not how you want to feel.  Maybe an area of your life feels heavy, stressful, or draining.  Choose how you want this area of your life to feel instead and set...

Heraclitus said the only constant in life is change.  But, if you’re adverse to change, you’ll do anything you can to avoid it.  You’ll do things to remain in your current comfort zone of what you already know to be safe.  You’ll even talk yourself out of going after your goals and dreams in life because it would require change.  Change is scary.  Yet, it’s also scary to think about life if nothing were to change.

Nothing Changes

If nothing were to change, life would be dull and stagnant.  It’s like watching a movie without any exciting scenes.  It would be boring and you’d eventually get up and leave.  Change needs to happen in your life.  Without change, you’re not learning and growing.  You’re content with where you are, simply floating through life’s daily mundane routines.  You’re not working towards a goal to better yourself and your current situation.  You lack having a dream and you may have even stopped dreaming all together.  You’re feeling unmotivated and might belie...

Challenging your inner limiting beliefs can be a difficult task.  First, you have to realize what limiting beliefs you have and then you have to be willing to change them.  Change is scary because it’s outside of your comfort zone of what you already know to be safe and true.  Taking the brave risk to step into the unknown outside your comfort zone usually only happens when you can no longer stand to continue living as you currently are.  As Tony Robbins says, change happens when the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change.  Creating positive change in your life is how you achieve your goals and live life to the fullest.

Life Assessment

Begin by asking yourself if you’re comfortable with where you currently are.  Evaluate all areas of your life and give each one a score from one to ten.  Rate each of the following areas from your metal well being, physical health, environment, finances, career, hobbies, to your relationships.  Decide if you’re comfortable wi...

There are limiting beliefs that are holding you back from going after your goals and dreams in life.  This can be from other people who told you reasons why you can’t do something or previous experiences that cause you to be fearful of taking action towards your dreams.  Either way, you have formed stories in your mind of what you believe to be true about life.  These thoughts, beliefs, and stories can hold you back from taking action to achieve your goals and prevent you from ultimately living life to your full potential.

Childhood Beliefs

Most of these stories were created during your childhood.  Think back to when you were little.  You were brave, courageous, and ready to go explore all that life had to offer.  You hadn’t formed beliefs around why you couldn’t or shouldn’t do something.  You were just curious enough to try.  But, then you put your hand on the hot stove and learned that wasn’t such a good idea.  You were scolded by adults when you did something wrong.  You mi...

Getting what you want and achieving your goals in life is based off what you believe you can attain.  If you don’t think you can get what you want, then that will become your reality.  If you think you’re incapable of achieving your goals and dreams in life, then you’ll never be able to.  You must start to believe in yourself and the dreams that have been placed on your heart for a reason.  Here’s how you can get what you want and achieve your goals in life.

Get Clear

The first step is to get really clear on what it is that you want.  Set a goal for yourself.  Dig deep and dream big.  Do not let the negative committee in your head telling you all the reasons why you cannot achieve something so audacious stop you.  Choose a goal that you’re passionate about.  Find the reason why achieving this goal matters to you.  Think about how your life would be different when you achieve the goal.  If your life is better because of this goal, then absolutely go for it!  This is your goal an...

You might be holding yourself back from taking action towards your goals and dreams in life.  There are many reasons that come up but often it leads back to a deep fear, worry, or inner self doubt.  These keep you paralyzed from taking action so that you remain safe in your comfort zone.  However, that’s not fully living life and all that you’re meant to experience.  It’s time to take a few risks by stepping outside your comfort zone into the unknown.  The way you do this is by deciding it’s time to try.

Comfort Zone

Your comfort zone is a safe bubble of what you already know.  Stepping outside of that can be scary.  But, it can also be incredibly worth it.  Outside your comfort zone is where life really happens.  It’s learning new things, challenging yourself, and expanding your horizons.  The only way you step outside your comfort zone is to muster up the courage to try.  That can lead to worrying and doubting yourself because you fear failure if you try but don’t succeed.

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If you stopped to think about your life and what you have achieved so far, are you happy with the results?  Perhaps you’ve achieved some amazing things in your life but you still have an inkling that there is more you can achieve in your future.  Or, you might be wondering if the best years of your life are already behind you.  Maybe you’re too afraid to go after some big goals and dreams on your heart.  If any of these ring true for you, it’s not too late.  You can still live life to your full potential.  You fully live life by taking action.

Comfort Zone

Taking action is not easy.  There is a lot of fear, worry, doubt, reasons, and excuses that try to stop you.  However, if you want to live life to your full potential, you’re going to have to step outside your comfort zone and do things that you’ve never done before.  It’s time to experience new things in your life.  That can be scary but it can also be super worth it.  You’ll never find out how to live life fully if you just...

There are three different ways you can take action towards your goal.  First, are those on the sidelines who think about taking action, those that take small action steps, and those that leap right in taking frantic action.  How you take action is an important factor in determining how successful you will be in achieving your goal.

Swimming Pool Example

Consider being at a swimming pool with regards to these three different types of people.  There are those who dip their toes into the water from the sidelines, people who cannon ball to jump right into the water, and others who slowly walk into the pool until they are neck deep in the water.  Any of these approaches can be applied to how you step outside your comfort zone and take action towards your goals in life.

Sidelines

You may be someone who finds yourself on the sidelines.  You’re sitting in the pool deck chair, sunbathing, reading with your sunglasses on, and watching everyone else in the pool.  You might be brave e...

You may think you’re making progress towards your goals because you’re in the learning and researching phase.  You’re consuming content from books, podcasts, videos, and even learning tips from mentors.  All with the hopes that you’ll be better prepared to put it into practice.  However, sometimes you get stuck in this phase because you never feel quite ready.  The truth is, there will never be a perfect time to start.  In fact, the perfect time to start is right now!  You must stop preparing to take action and actually take action!

Preparing Yourself

Think about if you were wanting to learn how to ski.  Reading books, watching videos, listening to podcasts from athletes, and studying Olympians will only take you so far.  It’s when you actually put on the skis for the first time, you will be able to really test your ability to master the craft.  Trying to prepare yourself will only take you so far.  You don’t know what to research or what questions to ask until you’re in the mo...