Make Change A Positive Experience

By Ronnie Nijmeh

Change is something that most people do not deal with very well. We are generally creatures of habit and when something - big or small - changes we often feel that our world goes into a downward spiral. This is exactly why we need to prepare ourselves for change and disallow any negative thoughts that enter into our mind.

You can actually use the power of positive affirmations to help you deal with change constructively and in a positive manner. The way you deal with change is your choice, so the goal is to choose well!

Affirmations are simple statements that describe the way you want to think or feel about something, and in this case, the way you want to think, feel, or cope with the changes in your life. These affirmations are meant to help you deal with things in a positive manner by doing away with all negative thought. Negativity is everywhere but free positive affirmations can help you limit its affects on you so you are able to lead a happier and healthier life. More importantly, so you can live the life that you want to live.

How to Infuse Positive Affirmations Into Your Life

Incorporating positive affirmations into your life is simple. You need to develop your own, or you can find free positive affirmations that describe how you want to think, feel, or deal with change.

Affirmations can be as simple as, "Change offers new beginnings. I thrive on new opportunities!" as you can see, this is a simple statement, but when you believe in it, you can make the change that you encounter in your life a positive thing.

When you believe in your personal affirmations you can make the changes you encounter a positive growth experience. You may be scared of change, but more often than not, your fears are irrational and unrealistic. Instead, if you believe that positive things will come as a result of new life experiences, this will give you the power to overcome the fear that comes with the unknown and to be able to make the most of your new situation.

Change is something that so many of us fear whether it is a new location, a new relationship, a new job, or the end of any of these things. Instead of allowing negative thoughts and anxiety to consume you, employ your positive affirmations and change the way you think. When you do this you can allow this change to be anything you want it to be. Change can be a new beginning, a chance to get things right, or the first day of the rest of your life. See how easy it can be? Having free positive affirmations can help you turn what could be a fearful situation into one of opportunity!

Using positive affirmations may take some work. Remember that the more you believe in the words you think and speak, the more power that they will have for you. Remember to surround yourself with positive thoughts and make the most of what is still to come in your life after the change.

Ronnie Nijmeh is the Chief Inspiration Officer at ACQYR.com, a motivational website with positive affirmations, motivational articles, and free wallpaper downloads. Learn how you can get inspired today.

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11 Great Ways to be Positive about Change

By Martin Haworth

Look for the positives! Seek them out - those little scary places that it's challenging to let yourself go to - the positives are genuinely scary, because they give you hope and it's hard to let go of all the fears you have right now - so hanging onto them is the easiest path!So try letting yourself go, just for the heck of it!Take that step back from being 'done to' and take the initiative. At work, at home or wherever, this can be a great time, if you let it. There are loads of ideas why. Here are eleven of my favourites...

Personal Growth

Change gives us great moments for self-development and personal growth. It is in times where there is a lot going on, where we have to get out of our box to think, even when change is imposed, that we move forward.

Involving Others

During change periods we can create relationships that are new - and we, as managers, have a great chance to bring others into our confidence and into our network.

Adventure

There is something about change, large or small which creates 'something different' from our routine day. This is pretty cool really. We are being provided with stimulating mental exercise to make the best of things happening differently. It might not look that way, but change brings adventure!

Building it in

Learning about big changes, means that we can closely observe why those changes are necessary. We have to make radical changes because we have strayed well off course. So as we learn, we can make provision to have some minor course corrections rather than completely the wrong destination.

Challenge

In his great book, 'The Inner Game of Work', Timothy Gallwey talks about the fine balance between security and challenge being what gets people motivated. By creating new things to learn, to do, we stretch our people - and ourselves.

Opportunity

Change brings new opportunity. For learning; for understanding ourselves better; for new perspectives; for different roles. These can be grasped personally or they can be dwelt on miserably. The better choice is to go for it!

Team Bonding

Change exercises, big and small can be great to develop a team. Where there is the opportunity to work together, manager with their closest people there are often places, moments where the team spirit; the trust and the shared commitment - the 'Dunkirk spirit' even, enables future potential of a team to be loosened.

Honesty

Where radical change proves necessary it enlightens those involved that where they are is not where they need to be. Carrying out a review of why serious change is necessary and seeking the real truth is very revealing. The icing on the cake for those involved in organisational change processes is to create a feedback loop that renders future major change unnecessary.

Choice

Change is not truly necessary. Change is about choice. You have the choice whether to accept it positively or not. It is your choice and everyone has that - believe it or not. No-one is holding you down to prevent you getting away. Take personal responsibility for the choices you make.

Focus

Change gives the opportunity for and usually gets really down to the gist of the issues that have precipitated the need. This is good. Your organisation is realising that things need to be different, for all sorts of reasons, but usually for the health of the organisation and that means you, usually. For some it may mean loss of role, status and even job - now what positive opportunity does that bring!

Passion

And finally, we have the opportunity to review our own roles, not just in the workplace, but in life too. Are you passionate about your work - or are you just muddling through? Are new opportunities presented to you personally through change - within or without the place where you work today? What is your personal passion and how do you work towards making that how you spend every day of your life?

Hey change can be fun, if you let it be. You life can be a straight line, and if you saw that one ER, what would it mean...

Martin Haworth is a Business and Management Coach. He works worldwide, mainly by phone, with small business owners, managers and corporate leaders. He has hundreds of hints, tips and ideas at his website, http://www.coaching-businesses-to-success.com. (Note to editors. Feel free to use this article, wherever you think it might be of value - it would be good if you could include a live link)...helping you, to help your people, to help your business grow...