Give your life a makeover

Life has a way of keeping us so busy, jumping from one role to the next, that we forget who we are and who we are meant to be. Too often we get stuck in ruts, shifting in and out of professional, relational and familial roles, while trying to be who others need us to be. Life becomes about survival and, as we struggle to simply stay afloat, we stop striving to achieve our full potential. We make decisions that are safe rather than in our best interest.

If this is happening to you, it's time for a mental makeover! Time to remember who you are by reinventing yourself, starting by changing the beliefs and attitudes that limit you and prevent you from achieving your potential. With so many options and opportunities in life, there's no reason to stay stuck with something that (at best) bores you or (at worst) makes you miserable.

Reinventing yourself isn't just about doing something different. It has more to do with what goes on inside of you. The key ingredients are self-awareness, vision, courage and the ability to tolerate criticism and bear frustration. Your outer image may change, but if you have the same set of behaviours, emotions and judgments going on inside, nothing will really change.

Ready for your makeover? Here are some steps to reinventing yourself:

1. Get to know yourself. Developing self-awareness is the first step to reinventing yourself. Do a personality test such as the Striving Styles Assessment™ or the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® to know your personality preferences, strengths, challenges and needs. Assess what characteristics and skills you want to develop and habits you need to change.


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