Exceed Your Goals – Sail On Towards Positive Change

Inspirational writer, H. Jackson Brown, Jr, once wrote “When you can’t change the direction of the wind–adjust your sails,” and this quote is one that has meaning if there are things in your life far beyond your control.

Life is like living on a boat in a rough sea. There will be plenty of things that will go out of your control, and the saying of “adjusting your sails” means that you need to learn to accept the chaos of the winds but also be wise enough to steer yourself out of a dangerous path. 

It can be difficult to “change your course,” especially if you’ve been so familiar with it for so long it becomes hard to let go or change paths. 

Being in a rut at the height of your business’s success is the last thing you want. So how do you charter a course towards a brighter future for your business? 

A few strategies we can implement are:

Removing fear 

Change is scary, but it is necessary for our lives in order to better ourselves. 

To take the first step towards change, we must first let go of the fear, as being afraid is usually the first challenge that holds us back before we accept change. 

To be fearless in our careers is to be ready for anything it throws at us.

Prepare for change

The next step is to gather the willpower and knowledge you need to change course in your life.

It also helps to adopt a more positive mindset so that we may become more accepting and patient toward different circumstances that we encounter in our lives.

It will always be challenging to integrate change into our work life, and there will undoubtedly be mistakes made along the way. But the beauty of this is that we learn and gain experience to be even better the more we keep at it.

Remove negative influences

Finally, we should also consider removing ourselves from negative impacts on our lives. Yes, this truly is a choice.  

This can be the toughest part about accepting change as in most cases; these negativities can be people in our lives like family or something we’ve stuck by for so long that we simply can’t part ways with.

But part of accepting change is coming to terms that we can’t keep these negative influences in our lives forever. 

If you want to lead a successful business, you’ll need to work with only committed crew members while sailing towards your future.

Positive change can put your business on more stable seas.  Stay on course by getting help from a mentor who knows how to make things easier for you.  

We can help you navigate those rough waters, contact Business Untangled today.