TRANSFORMATION

My last blog discussed CBT (cognitive-behavioural therapy), and the link between thoughts, emotions and behaviours, and how these affect our experiences. This got me thinking more about the transformation of oneself and prompted me to become more self-aware. 

 After I achieved my goal for my photo-shoot, I found I was a bit stagnated. I kept training but wasn’t sure what I was aiming for and should be focused on. This emphasized the benefit to me of goal-setting – without goals, all our behavior is reactive, i.e. we respond to situations as they occur and we’re constantly on the back foot. Having goals in place can help us become more proactive – for example, if we set a goal to lose weight, and we are faced with a choice to fulfil an immediate want (e.g. eat a pizza!) but we have the goal in the front of our mind, we are more likely to make the choice instead to eat more healthily. 

Transformation, by definition, means to change in form, appearance, nature or character. But how do we know what we want to change to? How do we know what goals to set? For me, I reflected and evaluated where I am now, i.e. with my business and with my health and wellbeing. I then started to think about where I wanted to go for the next phase. I see transformation as an ongoing means of self-improvement, where I need to continuously reevaluate my present and my future. 

 How about you? Have you set goals for yourself? How often are you evaluating where you are now and where you want to get to? What does transformation mean to you? For a consult, contact me using the link below. Next month I’ll talk more about the process to achieve your goals, how you can motivate yourself and monitor your progress.