Change.  Not the stuff jangling around in your pocket.  The stuff that happens when things get different.

Yeah.  We all live with change.  The weather changes.  We change what we wear everyday. We eat different things or, at least, we try to mix it up a little. It’s the more deep rooted change that really gets us in a lather.

For me, changing would be really getting serious about my eating and exercise habits.  Other people it’s about smoking. Or getting their anger under control. Or really following through with a plan to make some money online or offline.  It might be looking for that perfect job or deciding to chuck it and go on a road trip.

When we change a habit or make a life altering decision, it’s tough.

Getting Real

I just finished reading one of the best blog posts on this subject that I’ve come across in ages.  The reason it’s so good is because it’s both moving and real.  We hear and read all the time about how important it is to be “authentic” (whatever that is) so that our readers will “relate” to us.  Yet, most of the time the “authenticity” I read comes across as manufactured or something the writer really had to dig for since they are really so perfect otherwise.

At other times, it’s hard to pull back the curtain on our human foibles when we hold ourselves out to be an expert in this field or that.  After all, at some level, if we reveal we’re human and can make mistakes including errors in judgement it would take us off our “expert” pedestal.

Effortless Change

The other part of this is the amount of messages we get about how effortless change can be.

Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) is supposed to be one panacea to help us make the changes in our life and lifestyle without so much as breaking a sweat.

If you cruise the Internet enough (and I hope you’re cruising it now) you’ll see all sorts of offers on techniques to lose weight, stop smoking, attract thousands of Twitter followers and make so much money you’ll be able to retire to Fiji or Bali or someplace like that within the next couple of months.  And it’s all as simple as filling out the form and watching the DVDs.  Yeah.  Right.

The Real Deal

It’s refreshing to find someone who makes a living from the Internet to admit that, hey, life isn’t quite perfect enough.

This blog post – Getting Focused on What Really Matters – came from the ClickNewz blog of Lynn Terry who, herself, is somewhat of an expert on Internet Marketing.

It’s well worth the 10 minutes it’ll take you to read it.