The one thing we can be sure will happen is one thing we hate the most.

What I Learned From My Daughter About Change

An Outline from Coach Michelle’s recent Facebook Live Video

Why are we so resistant to change?

• Comfort w/ Known
  • Habits, routines, traditions create stability
  • Stability = comfort
  • Comfort comes from…
    • Can predict outcome based on years of experience
    • Requires less energy – less thinking, less focus…autopilot

• Fear of Unknown
  • Changing habits, routines, etc creates instability
  • Instability = discomfort
  • Discomfort comes from…
    • Have little to no experience w/ new way…can’t predict outcome
    • Requires much more energy = more thought, more focus to resist slipping back into old ways
  • Can incorrectly assume that outcome will be negative

What I learned from my daughter

• We often know what we need to change
  • Just need to trust our instincts

• “Changing” (the process of change) is the most difficult
  • We often know what we need to change…it’s just doing it that is difficult

• Outcome is often positive rather than negative
  • Trust that it will be better in the end

For the full video head to the Performance High Facebook page