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01/07/2015 by Lisa McDonald Leave a Comment

Successful Goal Achievement Requires Adaptability

Change is inevitable – it’s one of the few constants in life that don’t change.   As you pursue your goals, you will have to make changes in order to get new results.  That’s why adaptability is an essential quality for you to have if you want to empower yourself to successfully achieve your life goals and business goals.

Adaptability Requires You To Shift

Adaptability is the ability to change according to new circumstances.  That includes the ability to adapt to changing demands, changing environment.

It requires a level of willingness to let go of old ways of doing things, of how you think things should be.  As you work on progressing your goals, there will be unforeseen challenges which appear.  It’s up to you to empower yourself to make the necessary adjustments.  It will require you to break through old patterns, to shift your thinking and adjust to these changing circumstances.  

Resistance Erodes Adaptability

The more you resist changing the more frustrated you will become and the less progress you’ll make.  As the saying goes – the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.

Resistance comes from being addicted to holding onto things as they are.  It can show up as:

  • Not acknowledging what’s going on – denying, ignoring, avoiding what’s going on
  • Not taking responsibility – blaming other people, circumstances and events
  • Not addressing issues – procrastinating, repeating same habits and patterns that create the same results

Resisting change will drain your time, energy and money, and may even lead to you becoming mentally or physically unwell!  It certainly won’t support you in achieving your key goals.

Adaptability Is Essential For Goal Achievement 

Adaptability is an essential quality for you to have and to develop if you want to achieve your goals successfully.  Having goals require you to respond and adapt to change  so that you can move through, around, beneath or blockages which threaten to keep you stuck.

Empower yourself today by taking at least one step today that will assist you to adapt so you can breakthrough old patterns and move you closer to your goals!

If you’re feeling stuck in old patterns which are preventing you from achieving your goals, or want some guidance with implementing your life goals and business goals, then I’d love to assist you. Take action today by contacting me to have a FREE initial discussion.

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