The Process of Self Improvement

The Process of Self Improvement


How do you begin the process of self improvement?

There are four ways we can demonstrate to ourselves, the willingness to get the most out of our lives and to live our lives on our own terms. These are: Motivation, Self-Belief, Self-Discipline and the Willingness to challenge our own preconceived ideas. Today, I invite you to explore all four of them with me.

1) Motivation

Motivation is how you measure the willingness you have to bring change into your life and I believe it is the most important factor of all. Do you really want to change, are you ready to change? Are you really fed up with how things have been? Have you had enough of these thoughts and emotions: worry, struggle, insecurity, loneliness, feeling second best and thinking "if only"? I know that your motivation will be at a stratospheric level if you are really fed up of experiencing these emotions and if more importantly you are willing to do something big about it! :-)

2) Self-Belief

Self-Belief is the measurement to which you believe, deep down, that you are deserving and worthy of the things that you are intending to about bringing in your life. Without Self-Belief you will prevent yourself from getting these very things. Your self-belief doesn’t need to be perfect, but what's really important to begin with, is that you desire to increase your Self-Belief.

3) Self-Discipline

Self Discipline is a most vital ingredient, because when things get tough it will be this specific quality that will ensure that you keep moving forward. It's easy to be determined and to go all out for your dreams when things are going well; but when you commit yourself to change there is always a certain amount of uneasiness involved in the process.

In fact a certain amount of distress should be welcomed as it will prevent you from getting stuck within your comfort zone and help you to prove to yourself how tenacious you really are! There will always be days when you have setbacks or you don't feel like giving your all; at these times with your self-discipline in check, you will find the resources to keep going.

4) Willingness To Challenge Preconceived Ideas

To be willing to challenge preconceived ideas you need to be determined to think through everything you have held dear to you, especially the things that you have believed about yourself and the world around you.

When you decide to do this, simply by showing yourself and the world your determination, you will create new ways of thinking that allow you to experience a vast new range of possibilities within your life. As Einstein said, “The significant problems we have, cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them.”

Life Coaching on a one to one basis is in my view the best way to keep yourself accountable and to make definite progress towards your goals. This is because you put yourself into the process of self-improvement with someone who genuinely wants to see you achieve your dreams and has studied the ways to get you from where you are to where you want to be!

Andrew Smith (aka The Musicians Life Coach)
UK Phone: 0800 085 8056
Intnl Phone: +44 (0)114 251 4951
Email: andrew@gistli.co.uk
url: http://www.andrewsmithlifecoach.com