Create, Change, Move Your Life!

One day as you are conscientiously going through your daily routine on automatic pilot, a lightning bolt of awareness engulfs your conscious with a flood of messages: "This is not what I wanted for my life.", "I am settling.", "This feels like a constant struggle.", "I feel stuck and off track from where I want to be.", "I know there must be something more and that I can have and be more.", "I need to change directions and chart a new path.". The good news is that if you have been presented with these thoughts, you are conscious to your situation and needs, and you have the desire to create a better life for yourself. It also means you are ready to explore the possibilities and opportunities for change.

If you are ready for a change and want to begin creating the design for your new life, here are a few valuable insights to start you on your new journey.

Begin with Your Core Values
When you take the time to identify and get clear on your core values, they will help you set your new desired life on the right path to fulfillment. Ask yourself the following questions to discover what your core values are:

What is most important to you?

How do you want to live your life?

List the top 5 values you want to live your life by.

Understand & Define Your Needs
If we are living in circumstances that are not meeting are essential needs, it will cause distress and unhappiness where we will feel unsettled. However, if we become aware of our needs and plan to create environments that will fulfill them, we will thrive with energy, enthusiasm, and excitement. Examine your current lifestyle or situation and determine what needs are being met and which ones are not. You may want to outline your needs in sub categories based on career, relationship, health...etc. Prioritize the top needs that if met would change your world and make you a lot happier. Highlight these and perhaps write them on a cue card that you can keep handy and look at frequently.

Brainstorm Big Possibilities
Sometimes when you have been in a particular situation for a long time or come through a crisis, it is hard to believe that there could be something new and better on the other side. If you have been in survival mode or discouraged by your current circumstances, it is really important to allow yourself to dream of what might be or how you would like it to be. The brainstorming process is meant to be a place where you can put your wildest, craziest dreams on the table. Allow your creativity to be playful, adventurous, and courageous while you are brainstorming. I put the word 'big' in the sub heading for a reason and that was to encourage you to stretch beyond what you may think is possible, beyond what you may feel your capabilities are, and beyond the average, logical thinking that boxes us in. Sometimes it is beneficial to ask a few of your friends or family members who have completely different personalities or perspectives to share in your brainstorming; this will encourage a diverse cross section of ideas that you may not be able to think of on your own. Have fun with this one!

Know the Emotions of Change
Whenever you begin something new or start down a new path, you will experience a rush of emotions that could stop you in your tracks. Fear, anxiety, discomfort, self doubt, and procrastination will attempt to build a brick wall right in the middle of your path. These feelings may arrive and if you are aware of them, you will be able to raise your shield of defense and conquer them. As you proceed on your chartered course of change, you can use the following approaches to overcome the negative emotions that may arise: explore with a fun, curious, playful approach, go forward with unwavering self belief, be kind to yourself, proceed with courage, and be flexible with your master plan as required.

Create a Master Plan
You will be able to create a master plan only once you have done the necessary self discovery and reflection that will act as your foundation upon which you can build your plan. This master plan will define what it is you want to create, what you need to build it, and how it will evolve. There are many details required here to help you solidify your vision and the design of the infrastructure that must be in place to support it. It is important to seek assistance in this step to maximize your clarity and brainstorm solutions.

Supports for Success
What do you need to support you to be successful on this path? Who do you need support from personally and professionally that will help you be successful? Identify these needs and ask for help from the people who will make the difference.

Open Doors
The first step is always the biggest, but do not let it prevent you from starting on this new exciting journey. Open one door. Just open it and peak in if that is where you want to start. You do not have to step in if you choose not to and you can even step in and change your mind and step back out closing the door behind you. The goal here is to begin, be curious, explore, and step forward.

Put Yourself Out There
We cannot see you if you do not step out in to the light. Be brave, be bold, be persistent!

This is to help you get started and to give you a framework from which to create your new adventure. Once you have begun, strength in spirit will see you and your vision through to reality.

Jody Kennett is a Life Success and Wellness Coach who specializes in empowering people to create, move, and change their lives toward their vision and dreams. She helps people grab the reigns in their life, take charge, and design their master plan. Personal leadership coaching for life success will positively impact all areas of your life and give you skills to lead your life from a place of personal power. Jody is a positive, highly effective coach who will help you transform your life to where you want it to be. For more details on her coaching services visit her website at http://www.leapfit.com or her coaching blog at http://www.leapfit.com/jodykennett.