For some people, my last post Suffer More to Change Faster might be a little bit of a downer. After all, suffering is pretty unpleasant, even if it leads to a good place in the end. Fortunately, suffering isn’t the only emotion that can inspire rapid change. Excitement is the B-side of Suffering. When you [...]

Over the past few days, I’ve read some material that has gotten me thinking about the single moment in time when we make a choice to change. LindaF recently commented on my Putting It All Together post: A major turning point in my life was when I decided to quit my job as an assistant [...]

After making the decision to change, the next step in the Sliding Scales of Change process is to decide the speed at which to implement the change. For some changes, “fast, like a Band-Aid!” is the most appropriate. At other times, slow and steady will indeed win the race. Here are some criteria for choosing [...]

No matter what level of change you are working at, there are many different approaches you can take. I like to think of the differences as being like the sliders on a stereo EQ control. When tweaking settings for sound, different types of music require different adjustments. Some music sounds best with the bass turned [...]