Why Wait To Hit Rock Bottom Before Committing To Change?



There are many people who refuse to make changes in their lives until they hit a bottom. Don’t be one of them.

Don’t wait until you’ve trashed everything good in your life, including your job, your family, your health and your wealth before accepting responsibility and taking action to make amends and correct your efforts.

Recognize the handwriting on the wall, the red flags and the warning signs that you’re making poor choices, that you’re alienating people, that opportunities are slipping away and that major misfortune is on the horizon.

Know what you need to do and start doing it. Stop procrastinating and resisting change. Define healthy priorities. Devote the necessary time. Establish routines and stick to them.

“Ask for help. Take direction. Put aside your ego.”

All that being said, one more point: Don’t take on too much too quickly. This will overwhelm you, demoralize you and defeat you. Take baby steps. Make gradual improvements and advancements. Don’t decide to run the marathon tomorrow. Just start jogging.

Bottom line: If we pay attention and recognize the consequences of our actions, putting aside our defense mechanisms of denial and rationalization, if we stop blaming others for the wreckage in our lives, and if we stop talking and start doing, we can divert accidents and catastrophes which we have been brewing and stewing, and pave the way for happiness and success in all realms of our lives.

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