It might be a financial breakthrough, a weight loss program, or even the desire to improve your relationship with others. But you will not be successful if you are not aware of the pitfalls most people encounter when it comes to making major changes in their life.
Here are three of the most common mistakes people make when they want to make a change in their life:
Lack of vision
The first thing you need when you want to step out higher is a clear picture of where you want to go. You cannot jump into a major endeavor just because you feel good about it.
After a while the good feeling will be gone, especially when the first difficulties start showing up. You cannot implement a consistent change in your life based on feelings or hunches.
You need a clear vision of where you want to go. This will keep you going when the going gets tough
No Change of Mindset
Most people launch into an endeavor full of enthusiasm without considering their thought patterns. They ignore that our life is governed by our way of thinking.
The truth is we are what we are as a direct result of the mindset we have acquired throughout our whole life.
There is no way your life will change if you don’t start changing your thought life first. Otherwise your old way of thinking will constantly pull you back into your old lifestyle.
The most powerful way to change a negative and fearful mindset into a vibrant and positive mindset is the Word of God. It has the power to transform your thought patterns to such a degree that you will not doubt that victory is yours whenever you face a new challenge in life.
Trying to Accomplish Change by Your “Self”
There is such an abundance of information about self help nowadays because most people choose to confront obstacles in their life by “Doing it My Way,” as that famous song declares.
Nevertheless, human beings were not designed to bear the burden of life’s challenges on their own shoulders. They were created by a loving God who is more than willing to take them by the hand and walk them through the whole process with His strength, His grace, His wisdom and His empowerment.
“I will joy in the God of my salvation, the Lord is my strength, He will make my feet like deer’s feet, and He will make me walk on my high hills” Habakkuk 3:18,19
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Self esteem is an elusive thing. It seems the more you desire to have it, the less you’re able to get of it.
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Whether it’s a new business or a relationship that promises to be everlasting, people embark upon new endeavors in life without making the necessary adjustments that will guarantee success.
Then all hell breaks lose. After an ecstatic beginning, the first obstacles and difficulties start showing up and, after a few struggles, the whole thing crashes, –causing great pain and disappointment to all the parties involved.
When all along it could have been avoided.
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Another everyday phenomenon is that foreclosures are rampant and way too many people are losing their houses.
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If you feel you are merely existing, and that the sole purpose of your life is that of meeting other people’s requirements without ever having yours met, then it’s time to seek what you are here for.
You might never have asked yourself what you really want to do. If you don’t gain vision for your life you will inevitably settle on something less than what you could achieve.
Of course, nobody wants that. But how can you gain new vision for your life when it seems that there is no purpose at all?
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When these feelings of rejection are not appropriately dealt with, they have a paralyzing effect on the personal growth of the affected person. Lack of self-esteem and boldness will inevitably lead to a life of failure and underachievement.
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Human needs hurt and hurt demands attention. People who are conscious of their hurting needs are prone to meditate about them throughout their day. Ultimately all their life starts to evolve around their unmet needs and they have fallen into the trap of self-centeredness without realizing it.
When you give too much attention to your unmet needs, you automatically magnify them. After a while they’ll seem so huge to you that it will seem impossible for you to ever have that requirement in your life satisfied.
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” (2. Timothy 1:7)
You know how it is when you lack self confidence: you have this great idea, you know it is a good thing to do, you are certain that it will benefit you and others. But you can’t get yourself to step out and do it.
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Most recipes for success recommend us what to do without helping us deal with the biggest obstacle for success each one of us has: our mind-set. The problem is that the vast majority of people think wrong about themselves.
And it is that poor self-image that will always stand in their way to achieving success. That is why God has given us His unfailing success formula:
Number 1: To Be
Most people have a poor self image because they are totally ignorant about who they really are. God designed each human being for greatness. Yes, there is a genius in each one of us. He created us with a unique set of talents and gifts and designed a perfect plan for us to walk in.
It might be a financial breakthrough, a weight loss program, or even the desire to improve your relationship with others. But you will not be successful if you are not aware of the pitfalls most people encounter when it comes to making major changes in their life.
