Comments on: Not getting the results you want?

By: Sarah Arrow

Sarah Arrow — Mon, 28 May 2012 16:08:47 +0000

I thought it was mind the gap? 😉

By: Lynn Tulip

Lynn Tulip — Mon, 28 May 2012 15:54:52 +0000

I can ‘see’ little diagrams and helpful sketches aiding the thought process from all three questions. Nice one Linda.

By: Linda Mattacks

Linda Mattacks — Tue, 22 May 2012 09:05:57 +0000

Yes, change can be scary, Elaine! And that’s why, I think, it has to be worth enough to us to undergo the effort.

In my experience, changes are likely to be more easily and smoothly achieved when they’re our own idea rather than imposed externally… 😉

By: Linda Mattacks

Linda Mattacks — Tue, 22 May 2012 09:02:29 +0000

Trouble is, it can be a bit of a ‘catch 22’, Mary because “doing things differently” is one of the hardest things – as it doesn’t come naturally and often feels alien or, at the very least, awkward, at first.

And that’s why, even if people are prepared to try doing things differently, they’re likely to slip back into old ways that feel more comfortable as soon as they hit a snag, unless they have knowledgeable support to help them through the sticky patches.

By: Linda Mattacks

Linda Mattacks — Tue, 22 May 2012 08:57:26 +0000

You mean the Law of Attraction doesn’t work without DOING things, Sally? Aw, shucks! 😉

By: Elaine Sturgess

Elaine Sturgess — Mon, 21 May 2012 20:13:32 +0000

We do tend to get stuck and resist change, particularly when we’re time poor, so going through some reassessment steps like this can be very useful – and as sally says, it usually means we need to make even more effort!

By: sally

sally — Mon, 21 May 2012 19:43:21 +0000

I think the thing many people miss after all the thinking and analysing what isn’t going right is that what really needs to happen is… MASSIVE ACTION.

Without that effort any mental effort is sadly wasted. You can’t sit around and expect things to happen on their own…

By: Mary C. Weaver, CSCS

Mary C. Weaver, CSCS — Sun, 20 May 2012 13:43:52 +0000

Linda, I think section 2–what do I need to do differently?–is crucial whenever we want to make changes in any area of life. I sometimes see people who are not getting the health or fitness results they want but who are unwilling to try something different. Typically they keep falling for “overnight cures” that don’t work, yet they’re strangely resistant to trying a slower, healthier approach that will work.

By: Suzan St Maur

Suzan St Maur — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:57:41 +0000

Really helpful aide-memoire there, Linda – many thanks for sharing.