Fourth, you must know that it is your choice that sets the pace at which you allow change. Once a declaration for change has been made, you will experience resistance. And whatever the degree of change you choose will always be challenged by an equal expression of limiting beliefs, which are the true barriers to success. Resistance occurs because change is perceived as a threat to our core belief system. When a fear is activated by the threat of change, and this fear is not experienced because of avoidance or denial, we automatically revert to the habitual pattern of behavior and recreate the familiar comfort of our protective illusion.
Fear is only an illusion.
It keeps us from taking risks and stepping into the unknown. For most people, the possibility for creating or responding to the opportunity for change and growth stops here. By choosing to move beyond the resistance and experience our fear, risking a new way of being, we avoid failing and thus create a new opportunity for true freedom and unlimited potential in our relationships. Typically, change does not come over night. Oftentimes, you may find yourself going down the old and familiar path.