Often one of the things that stops us making necessary changes in our lives is this idea that we might prefer the way things were. We forget that many changes aren't permenant. If you cut your hair, it'll grow back or you can get a wig. If you leave your industry to try something new … Continue reading Willing to change
Tag: familiarity
The mindset for starting over
When your life isn't quite going how you anticipated. You might have the thought to start over. Often this takes a while to actually begin. Starting over goes from being something scary that you choose to avoid (because you'd rather be unhappy with what you know than risk things being any worse if you try … Continue reading The mindset for starting over
Hard to break
I think one of the main reasons that old habits are hard to break is because we're used to them. When you've been doing something for a long time whether it's beneficial to your life or not, it can be difficult to just let it go. Even if you know it's not good for you, … Continue reading Hard to break
Don’t try, just be
I think it could be said that one of the biggest things that holds us back is that we try to hard to be a specific type of way or create a certain kind of thing. Often our efforts go into emulating what we have already seen done and the way that we think or … Continue reading Don’t try, just be
Sticking with what you know
The familiarity of what you know might be the thing that keeps you from exploring other ideas or options. Let's take the example of food. Imagine you go to a restaurant and order the duck. Now imagine the duck is incredibly delicious and so each time you go back, you order the same thing. You … Continue reading Sticking with what you know
Difficult in the beginning
When doing something new, if you don't do it well or you face challenges along the way, you might find yourself feeling frustrated. Sometimes, that feeling you get will determine your willingness to do the thing again and effect how much effort you put in. Finding it difficult in the beginning might even cause you … Continue reading Difficult in the beginning
Fear and change
When it comes to change, big change in particular you might not ever feel ready. However, that doesn't mean you should simply stick with what you know. The reason you don't feel ready is because change means unfamiliar territory, something we often shy away from. We scare ourselves with 101 'what ifs' instead of believing … Continue reading Fear and change
Talking when it’s easy
It's easy to talk about the weather, your favourite TV show, what you had for dinner and what you got up to at the weekend. But often when it comes to topics like mental health, fears and struggles suddenly talking becomes difficult. Part of why it's so difficult is because we don't do it enough. … Continue reading Talking when it’s easy
Exciting or comforting
If you had to pick between the 2, which one would you go for. When you think about word association exciting is probably associated with words like fun but also maybe risk. Comforting on the other hand is probably associated with familiarity and being boring. Despite what you might think you'd choose, if you look … Continue reading Exciting or comforting
Exciting possibilities
When it comes to the exciting possibilities of life, how often do you allow yourself to experience them. Often we end up looking from afar and think about how great it would be if it happened to us. The truth is in many cases we're actually not ready for the good stuff to happen. It's … Continue reading Exciting possibilities
The Daily Gemm 