Change Academy

The podcast explores the difference between goals and objectives, emphasizing the importance of objectives in driving lasting change. Personal examples are used to illustrate the impact of active recovery methods and sleep quality on setting sustainable objectives. The hosts discuss the significance of defining objectives in decision-making and aligning goals with core values for effective progress.

Both curiosity and openness are essential to creating lasting change. Curiosity goes hand in hand with a willingness and ability to look at thoughts, feelings, actions, outcomes.Key takeaways in this episode:The right answer is only right for you (keep in personal).Don’t get hung up on what you think you should be doing, try stuff.Ask yourself why this happened so you can learn where the process is breaking down.Don’t reject an idea until you have tried it on for size. Interested in having Monica present at your next live or virtual event?  Learn more. ★ Support this podcast ★

Last episode, we outlined the 8 things we believe to be essential for creating sustainable change and in this episode we’re going to take a closer look at the first one on our list. A Reason.Change is hard and uncomfortable. So, your desire to change yourself has to be greater than your desire to keep things the same. That is where a compelling reason comes in handy.Takeaways: 1. Your desire to change must be more powerful than staying the same 2. Don’t listen to others, get personal. 3. Forgive yourself for your past missteps, you can change and you can rewrite your outcomes 4. Use your why as your anchor or your guide. When you are faced with a decision, remind yourself why this is important. Interested in having Monica present at your next live or virtual event?  Learn more. ★ Support this podcast ★

The eight things you need to make any change become lasting and sustainable, in our opinion, are: A reason, Curiosity, An objective, A Plan, Support, Practice, Failure, and Forever.We'll look at each of these in more depth in future episodes but for now, this is what you need to know.1. A Compelling and Personal Reason - not the what and how but the WHY.2. Curiosity - in a nutshell, this is the opposite of waiting for someone to tell you what to do.3. Objectives - beyond a number on the scale or an amount in your bank account.4. Plan — this is the opposite of wishing and hoping - this is figuring out the specific steps you need to take and what you need to make this happen.5. Support - Instead of relying on willpower, you need to create an environment that reduces friction, removes barriers.6. Practice - It’s not enough to think or do things once. In order to create sustainable change, you have to create ongoing habits, which require repetition and iteration.7. Failure - we can’t figure out what works without figuring out what doesn’t work.8. Forever — change changes you! It’s a process, not a product. ★ Support this podcast ★