Are you like the vast majority of people who recognise that they do not like speaking about their financial position?
For one of my clients this issue has resulted in her feeling uncomfortable having money and therefore she spends as she earns and has no savings.
Recently she set herself a goal of saving for those things that her and her partner want which are 'bigger ticket' - including a conservatory and a replacement car.
Her beliefs around money including 'I believe I shouldn't have money' and 'Easy come easy go' - among others - were impacting her behaviour.
She has now set herself a new goal 'To get pleasure from saving and to think 'Do I need it?' before spending'.
She recognised that to enjoy life in the present and to plan for the future she needed a balance between spending and saving so she could be proud of herself.
In order to work on her goal we spent time visualising her spending and saving some money and this mindful approach left her feeling more comfortable and more in control.
Would you benefit from experimenting with visualising yourself in this way?
Perhaps set aside some time to sit quietly in a comfortable chair, then to close your eyes and relax your body - perhaps by imagining yourself in some place which you find tranquil.
Then imagine yourself saving an amount that you can contract with yourself each month - perhaps in a savings account - and imagine realising what you are saving for - something for someone else perhaps.
Perhaps you are currently in debt and want to clear that debt. If you imagine this to be the case, your mind will come up with options and ways to help you to realise your goal and get back in the black because it's clever that way.
Have a go at these exercises and let me know how you get on by leaving on comment on this post.
Alternatively, if you're looking for some support in changing your behaviour - whether it's about money or anything else - please get in touch via our website at West of England Coaching and Counselling.
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Monday, 6 February 2012
Monday, 9 January 2012
Visualisation Is Key To Making Your Changes Stick
Do you ever wonder why that despite your best intentions the changes you intended to make, started to make or made have not been sustained?
For example, changing a way of working, being a healthy weight or going to bed at a reasonable time.
This is such a common problem for a number of clients I have recently started working with, I decided to write a blog about a technique which I have found invaluable in helping make these kinds of changes stick.
That technique is Visualisation.
The idea is that you visualise what you do want - i.e. focus on what you want - and your subconscious mind then knows what you want and can help by coming up with ways to achieve your goal.
You can do this on your own or with help and you will know what you need and what works for you intuitively.
For example, if you have always tended to 'think in pictures' this may come easier for you and you may find that you can be self-sufficient in terms of visualisation.
On the other hand, you may be used to thinking in terms of words or feelings and may need some help with this technique.
Here is a practical exercise for you to try and something that I do very often at the start of each day - even before getting out of bed.
Close your eyes to help you to focus and imagine you are watching a film of you as you want to be - for example, at your target weight and size.
Watch the other you doing the things that you easily do in your daily life, such as, getting dressed, walking the children to school and so on.
Imagine this other you also doing the things you want to be able to do, such as, eating when hungry, enjoying moving around regularly and being in control of your emotions and press your mental pause button each time you start to feel upset.
Notice how this other you moves, carries themselves, looks and how other people respond.
Then step into the film taking the new behaviours into yourself.
Go through a typical day with the new thinking and behaviours and consider how things are going to be better now.
The key to successfully getting change to stick is to repeat this daily until you achieve your goal and then as often as you feel is necessary.
Each repetition of your visualisation creates a neural pathway in the brain with each further repetition reinforcing it.
In the previous example, as you think of yourself as a healthy weight and size you are sending signals to your unconscious mind to behave as a healthy person, with lots of new habits that help you to maintain that.
Visualisation of you having achieved your goals is very powerful in helping you to achieve them as well as sustaining them and this has to be a worthwhile exercise.
Please let me know how you get on by leaving a comment and get in touch if you would like help with achieving and maintaining those changes which are important to you via our website at West of England Coaching and Counselling.
For example, changing a way of working, being a healthy weight or going to bed at a reasonable time.
This is such a common problem for a number of clients I have recently started working with, I decided to write a blog about a technique which I have found invaluable in helping make these kinds of changes stick.
That technique is Visualisation.
The idea is that you visualise what you do want - i.e. focus on what you want - and your subconscious mind then knows what you want and can help by coming up with ways to achieve your goal.
You can do this on your own or with help and you will know what you need and what works for you intuitively.
For example, if you have always tended to 'think in pictures' this may come easier for you and you may find that you can be self-sufficient in terms of visualisation.
On the other hand, you may be used to thinking in terms of words or feelings and may need some help with this technique.
Here is a practical exercise for you to try and something that I do very often at the start of each day - even before getting out of bed.
Close your eyes to help you to focus and imagine you are watching a film of you as you want to be - for example, at your target weight and size.
Watch the other you doing the things that you easily do in your daily life, such as, getting dressed, walking the children to school and so on.
Imagine this other you also doing the things you want to be able to do, such as, eating when hungry, enjoying moving around regularly and being in control of your emotions and press your mental pause button each time you start to feel upset.
Notice how this other you moves, carries themselves, looks and how other people respond.
Then step into the film taking the new behaviours into yourself.
Go through a typical day with the new thinking and behaviours and consider how things are going to be better now.
The key to successfully getting change to stick is to repeat this daily until you achieve your goal and then as often as you feel is necessary.
Each repetition of your visualisation creates a neural pathway in the brain with each further repetition reinforcing it.
In the previous example, as you think of yourself as a healthy weight and size you are sending signals to your unconscious mind to behave as a healthy person, with lots of new habits that help you to maintain that.
Visualisation of you having achieved your goals is very powerful in helping you to achieve them as well as sustaining them and this has to be a worthwhile exercise.
Please let me know how you get on by leaving a comment and get in touch if you would like help with achieving and maintaining those changes which are important to you via our website at West of England Coaching and Counselling.
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