Causing Change, Not Ignoring It
by brendyn on Sep.20, 2007, under Random Thoughts
I’ve decided to eliminate the following phrases from my vocabulary when considering change:
- I will
- I’m going to
- I want to
The reason is simple: I never intend to act on any of these phrases, and most people don’t. I’ve noticed a pattern with people (much like myself) that set a specific goal or task and fail miserably at accomplishing it. All of us use these three phrases repeatedly. They’re often linked with, “I’m going to get better,” “I’m going to lose weight,” “I want to start eating better…”
If I want to be serious about change, I need to stop ignoring it. I have to take the initiative to make the change happen. Change isn’t something that comes naturally. It’s a forceful action. When God regenerated Earth, he was causing change. When he sacrificed Jesus, he was causing change. Change requires a specific push for a specific amount of time.
I intend to cause change, and because of that, I am replacing those three phrases with:
- Yes or,
- No
That is to say, either YES I have, or NO I have not. “Yes, I have lost weight,” “No, I have not gotten better.” Yes, I have started it, and Yes, it is working. These two words can also be replaced by any verb/phrase in present tense: am, do, are, is, be, -ing, etc…
What are you doing to cause change?
