Are you feeling in a rut lately? Maybe you seem to be “going in circles” trying to reach goals that never seem to materialize?
There are times in life when making a change is the only thing that can put you back on a path towards success. The beginning of a New Year is the best time to do a quick assessment of what might be holding you back so you can determine if it’s time to make changes in your life or business.
Go through this brief list and see how many areas you relate too. Then see if working on change in your life or business should be on your “to-do” list for 2010?
Check all that apply to you:
__ Can’t seem to reach intended goals
__ Feel confused or stuck
__ Never seem to get out of a rut
__ Have the possibility of financial failure
__ Facing possible business failure
__ Have issues with bad habits
__ Difficulty managing stress
__ Stress is affecting your health, thought, abilities
__ Continue to try ideas that don’t succeed
__ Don’t feel good about personal issues
__ Dealing with professional issues you can’t overcome
__ Feel stifled in expressing your thoughts
__ Creativity has gotten bottled up
__ Can’t seem to finish what you start
__ Feel unhealthy, sluggish, depressed
__ Lack confidence in personal or professional abilities
__ Unable to identify, present and future potential
__ Live “in the past” and can’t move forward
__ Need to change business tactics but don’t know how
__ Need to hire different people but don’t know whom
__ Have problems with employees
__ Can’t seem to communicate effectively
__ Need to try something new but can’t figure out what that is
__ Keep doing the same things with the same results
__ Don’t know how to start a new project
__ Total Checked?
How did you do? If you checked any of the points, you probably need to do something to get moving in your life or business.
If you’ve been working on the same goals for years, perhaps these are not the correct ones for you? Interests change as you become more aware of new ideas and possibilities. If your business is lagging, could it be that the interests and needs of your target market have shifted and you haven’t changed the business to keep up?
When you are too close to an issue it can be difficult to see where change is needed. Step back for a while, take a rest and get a new perspective. Try Change Success Coaching or have a long talk with a business partner you trust.
Decide to to make Change Management a goal this year and make 2010 the year to embrace changes that move you forward and let go of old ideas that hold you behind.