Success Follows Capability

It was early January. The audience looked fresh and bright, reflecting the glow of happy holidays. A smiling woman in her 40s took to the stage and wished everybody a happy 85% day.

Heads turned. Vague looks spread around. 85% day?

The speaker went on. Statistically, she said, 85% of New Year’s resolutions were already in trouble. It was around January 10.

There was a nervous giggle in the room, but we all knew. We knew those promises we made to ourselves. This year would be different. We would be different. We would make change happen – this time, for sure.

We promised to exercise regularly, eat better, get more sleep, and find time for the things we want to do but never get around to. We want these things, but the resolve is showing cracks not much more than a week into the new year.

Disappointment raises its unwelcome head. Why is it so hard? Why can’t we break the bonds of those old habits?

Most people don’t know how to change this cycle, so it repeats year after year. But there is a way to change it. You need to address the root of the problem. I am talking about change fitness.

The problem is not that the world is hard to change – that’s just reality. The problem is the lack of internal change strength to stay with the project until change happens.

Building your internal change strength doesn’t take a long time. Over the past decade, we at The Change Gym have been helping people build their change fitness. In that time, we have seen an average 38% improvement in change fitness scores over three months.

It doesn’t take long, and it’s easy to do.

If you really do want to see things improve in various areas of your life or business, don’t just focus on the outcomes you want. Instead, focus on building your internal strengths. Then, once you have become stronger, you will find it much easier to change things.