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Do you really get it? – Thoughts on the Fear of Change

(Photo Copyright Elliot Lozano – Albuquerque, NM USA)

“If it doesn’t make you happy, don’t do it” and

“If you don’t like something, change it”

These ideas sound simple enough, right? Just change what you don’t like about your life.

Easy.

Done.

But then comes the bogeyman, which are the feelings such as fear and lack of confidence that go along with changing your life.

These feelings of the fear of change prevent changes in life. I once heard the following, “Change is kind of like a band-aid.  It hurts like hell when you pull it off but once it’s off it feels great.” I couldn’t have said it better myself.

It takes a while to pull that band-aid off. Continue reading Do you really get it? – Thoughts on the Fear of Change