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CHANGE The Two Things You Needto make the Big
Shift

• Mary Lynn Manns
• Fearless Change
• Lessons in Leadership, February 2010

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Why havent you made the shift?

• Perhaps you arent looking for your answer in the
  right place.

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If you are stuck in a pattern you can change, but
havent

• first, you need to understand why.

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Your goal for the next 20 minutes

• Begin to understand the real reason you cant
  make a shift

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Tension
Belief
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In order to change, you need

• (1) Unacceptable tension between your present
  state and what you want
• (2) Belief in your ability to change

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How do we attempt to create tension and belief ?
Fear
Facts
Force
Fix
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Is there anotherF word?

• Feelings
• Look for a truth that influences your feelings
• (rather than your logic)
• Behavior change happens mostly by speaking to a
  persons feelings. (John Kotter)
• People will forget what you said, forget what you
  did, but not forget how you made them feel.
  (Maya Angelou)

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What is the shift you desire?

• Facts
• Fear
• Force
• Fix
• Feelings
• What do you believe that is keeping you in your
  comfort zone?

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Peel the onion

• What do you believe that is keeping you in your
  comfort zone?
• Why do you believe this?
• Why do you believe this?
• Why do you believe this?

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Making the big shift.

• Rather than looking for the tension in the
  logical or the rational
• What do you believe that is keeping you stuck
  in this pattern?
• What will emotionally inspire you to change?

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Changing your belief

• Imagine a different future
• Work in small steps
• Celebrate your small successes (rather than
  concentrating on what you still have to do)
• Listen to the success stories of others
• Build relationships that can provide support

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• You miss 100 of the shotsyou never take.

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CHANGE The Two Things You Needto make the Big
Shift

• Mary Lynn Manns
• Fearless Change
• fearlesschangepatterns.com
• Lessons in Leadership, February 2010