The Real Reason Change Doesn't Stick

About this episode

This episode explores the difference between wanting change and committing to it, addressing the fears that keep people from taking action.

Most of us know what we want, or at least we think we do. The question to ask is, are we actually choosing it? There is a world of difference between wanting something and committing to it. In this episode, I explore why so many ambitious people stay stuck in wanting, even when the desire is real, and the direction is clear. Even when they know their current path doesn't feel like their purpose. When I left my corporate career and started building my therapy and coaching practice from scratch, I told myself I could not afford to save any money or give any away. Both turned out to be stories. The moment I chose to do both, even in the smallest possible way, something shifted. That is what choosing does. It changes your sense of being. And your sense of being is what drives your results. It is fear that keeps us in the land of "one day," fear of failure, of making the wrong call, of not being enough. But what if failure is simply learning? What if you are already enough and have nothing to prove? This episode is an invitation to stop waiting and start choosing the life that is already calling to you.

People in this episode

Host: Russell Davis

Topics covered

• change
• commitment
• fear of failure
• self-improvement
• personal growth

Keywords

• change
• commitment
• fear
• self-improvement
• personal growth
• therapy
• coaching

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