Change Is Inevitable

Change Is Inevitable Change is what it is. It can either mean progress or catastrophe for any one person. It is how the person experiences it, that gives change a good or bad meaning. Change can be very hard to attain, but if we learn how to engage all six sources of influences and the basic tools for manifesting, we will be able to succeed in making a change. Last year was my first year in college. I had just graduated from high school and was eager to see what college would be like. Before I started my first semester I knew that I needed to change a habit of mine in order to succeed in my college classes. I had to learn how to stop procrastinating. This is a common habit among many college students. I knew that this habit would be hard to kick, but I created a plan for myself. I began making a to-do list every morning and on that list I would complete the hardest task first. I put a time limit for each task and motivated myself to complete the task before or at the limit of time. While doing these tasks I would remove as many distractions as I could like my phone, laptop, or TV. I also scheduled breaks for myself throughout the day. After making this a routine of mine for about a month, I began to notice that I had stopped procrastinating. I got all my work done on time and I was successful in many of my classes. I learned that through disciplining and motivating myself, I was able to gain the skills to kick my habit of procrastinating. In order to be successful in making a change we first need to learn how to engage all six sources of influence which are: personal motivation, personal ability, social motivation, social ability, structural motivation, and structural ability. In the article, “Help Your Clients to Achieve Greatness,” by Stacy Nelson, she explains to us how we can use these six sources of influence to make a successful change. The first is personal motivation, through this we learn how to love what we hate. The moment we start to see the

Cited: Monroe, Mary. "The Art and Science of Manifesting." IDEA Fitness Journal July 2013: 21-27. Print. Nelson, Stacy . "Help Your Clients to Achieve Greatness." IDEA Fitness Journal July 2013: 29-35. Print.