If a change is as good as a holiday, pack your bags, baby, because we’re going! Are you ready? I know how you feel, there are times in our lives when we know that we need to change course and seek out a different path but where and how and why does it seem so scary? There are rare moments when we know without a doubt that change is imminent, we even feel compelled to change, but we still have doubts and we are afraid of the unknown.

You can feel the potential coursing through your blood, you know that there is so much more out there for you and you are ready to become the person you were meant to be. And then, just like that, life happens and you’re back to your old habits, doing the same old things, feeling tired and bored and longing for the change that just never seem to come.

How do you know that you are ready for change? How do you know that it will ‘stick’ this time? The truth is that you will never be ready, there is never a perfect time for any kind of change. The best time was years ago when it first crossed your mind, the second best time is now. Often our only regret is not making a change sooner. Sometimes we are lucky enough to recognise a few tell-tale signs that only good things can come from change right now.

• Things are a little rocky in your life right now. Perhaps you feel unfulfilled in your career or you’ve lost that loving feeling in your relationship. Maybe your health is not what is should be or your finances are in shambles. This is an opportunity for you to grow, you already know what is not working.
• You’re thinking about change. You’ve been toying with the idea of escaping from your life for a while. You’re stressed, tired and frustrated and you long for some peace, success, prosperity and happiness.
• You feel like you’re lost at sea, just floating day after day. You can’t tell one day from the next, it’s all a mush-mash of work, commute, TV and bills. But deep down you know that there’s so much more, you want to live the life of your dreams, with purpose and passion. It’s time to thrive.
• You have hopes and dreams. There just doesn’t seem to be any time to pursue the things that really matter to you, you keep putting off those dreams to one day. A change and a step in the right direction is the only thing that will ever get you there. It’s time to chase those dreams.
• You have this niggly feeling, an uneasiness even if life is pretty good. There is an emptiness somewhere deep in your heart and a little voice that calls you. You absolutely have to give in to this urge to change for the better or it won’t leave you. You know what to do, you just have to do it.

Heed the call and take one small step. That is how change happens.

PS You are as ready as you’ll ever be …