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    followtheredqueen.com presents:

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    Table Of ContentsI. Preface........................................................................................... 3II. Introduction................................................................................... 41. Change Needs Focused Effort....................................................... 72. Change Needs Time...................................................................... 10

    3. Change Needs Motivation............................................................. 124. Change Needs Preparation........................................................... 165. Change Needs Strategy................................................................ 186. Change Needs Courage................................................................ 217. Change Needs Consciousness...................................................... 238. Change Needs Support................................................................. 259. Change Needs Attitude................................................................. 2810. Change Needs Fun...................................................................... 32III. Epilog........................................................................................... 34IV. Checklist...................................................................................... 35V. How To Change Your Life.............................................................. 36

    VI. About The Author......................................................................... 38VII. Recommended Resources........................................................... 39

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    I.PrefaceTa-Da! Its there! My first ebook for followtheredqueen.com. Or actually, my firstreal ebook generally.

    Im very proud to welcome you as a reader! Before you start I want to let youknow you a few things:

    - Dont overlook the checklist at the end of the book! It will remind you of theprinciples you learned in this book.

    - If you like this ebook, dont forget to recommend it to your friends. Please dontshare it directly but give them the link where they can sign up for thenewsletter: http://followtheredqueen.com/personal-development-resources/free-e-book/ That way, they dont only receive this ebook but also benefit from futurecontent Im going to share.

    - If you need more help with creating change, I can recommend you my emailcourse How To Change Your Life. Also dont hesitate to contact me, if you havequestions (or if you have any other reason to contact me).

    Enjoy!

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    II.IntroductionHi,this is Alice from followtheredqueen.com. Today I want to talk to you about whyso many people have trouble changing their lives.

    Lets be honest, we all did it at least once.

    We had this great plan of how to change our life.

    We planned what exactly to do, maybe we scheduled everything nicely. Andthen maybe we even started doing things. Yeah, we actually took action tochange our lives.

    Fast forward three weeks later: Were back to our normal routine. Were livingthe life we lived before we decided we wanted to change it. Maybe we have

    already all forgotten about our efforts or, which is common, too, were alreadycrafting a new plan that will DEFINITELY work.

    Yeah, right.

    I have to know about stuff like this. I literally created dozens of these plans.

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    For example, they sounded like:

    From tomorrow on,- Im going to wake up at 5.30 am every morning- Im going to exercise every day- Im going to market my website for at least 1 hour a day- Im going to write 1000 words for my novel every day

    - Im going to read at least 30 pages a day- Im going to write at least 2 blog articles- Im going to visualize at least 30 minutes a day- Im going to add at least 200 people on twitterand so on.

    So the next day I started taking action. Generally the first few days it wentpretty well. I felt great.

    But then I forgot to do one of the things and the list. And then I didnt manage towake up early so I couldnt finish my plan on that day either. And then problems

    with my sleep schedule got worse and I was too tired too read 30 pages, andthen I forgot to buy healthy food so I ate at McDonalds and afterwards I didnthave any ideas about what to write for my novel. And lets face it, I hadnt donemy visualization in days because it kind of bored me and...

    ...well, and after two weeks or so, Id usually given up on my genius plan.

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    Have you ever made plans like that?

    And did you maybe wonder why they never really work? Why they never trulychanged your life?

    Or maybe you used a different approach: You tried to do implement just onenew habit but new obstacles kept preventing you from ever making it after week

    2.

    Or you thought you had the perfect strategy to change your life. But after weeksof work nothing had really changed (except maybe that you were bored andstressed) and you just gave up.

    There are many reasons why the attempt of changing your life may haventworked for you yet.

    In this book I want to present the criteria to you that I found has to be met whenyou want to change your life in a bigger way. That way you can find out whats

    exactly missing in your approach to change your life.

    The first principle I want to talk to you about is the principle of focused effort.

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    1.Change Needs Focused Effort.Plans like the ones I described are great in one way: They encourage you to takea lot of action and make a lot of effort.

    A lot of effort becomes a problem though, when its too much. If youre

    overwhelmed by your to do list today, you can bet you will neglect some (if notmost!) of the tasks soon.

    This is the reason why personal development experts usually advise you to notimplement more than one habit at a time.

    Difficult tasks like changing a habit, will need your special attention and effort.How can you givethis when youre all consumed by completing the rest of yourto do list?

    This is why with such plans you will end up most of the time doing all the easy

    tasks and neglecting all the difficult ones: You will just not have enough powerleft for the difficult tasks.

    Instead of changing EVERYTHING all at once, I suggest you change your life stepby step. I know it sounds incredible boring and youre probably very driven tochange a whole lot more but its usually way more effective.

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    Also, if you think that changing one thing at atime sounds like its not challenging enough, Ibeg you to try it out first.Usually the difficult phase of changing somethingdoesnt even start before week 2 so in thebeginning its easy to underestimate the focused

    effort youll need.

    The 30 Day Trial

    One tool I (and many other people) have beenusing successfully for implementing change againand again is the 30 day trial.

    It works like this: Instead of committing to thenew change forever (from now on, Im goingto...), you only commit to it for 30 days.

    This gives you the psychological advantage thatyou dont feel overwhelmed (30 days seemdoable) and also, if you do only one 30 day trial at a time, it will be pretty easyto stay focused.

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    After the 30 days are over youre free to continue or discontinue the new habit.

    30 days is the time frame you usually need to install a new habit so after youcompleted the trial you should already need a lot less effort to continue withyour new habit.

    These are some the habits I implemented into my life with the help of a 30 daytrial:

    - Becoming a vegetarian- Quitting fast food- Quitting alcohol- Exercising- Budgeting

    Id say if you havent completed at least three 30 day trials successfully, dontdo more than one at a time. In the beginning its extremely common tounderestimate the difficulty of keeping up a 30 day trial.

    Sounds like thats not fast enough?

    Lets talk about time...

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    2.Change Needs Time.No matter how smart your plan is, you wont change your life suddenly. Changealways needs time. Im not talking about weeks here. Im talking about monthsand years. The bigger the change, the more time you will need.

    Yes, it will take a while to change your life when youre doing one 30 day trial ata time.

    It sometimes may seem that people changed their life in a big way almost overnight but the truth is that you usually dont hear about months and years that

    led to the big changes. Or like a smart person said once: It takes years tobecome an overnight success.

    Patience

    Patience is a great trait to work on! When you let go of the idea that your life

    has to be perfect from tomorrow on, you will enjoy the process of the actualchange a lot more. You will see that you can change your life every day. Little bylittle.

    The good news is that if youre constantly growing, your ability to make changeswill also grow. As you will learn from every experience, it will become easier and

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    easier for you to effectively change your life as time goes by. It certainly has

    become easier for me.

    Persistence

    If change needs time, this means that you also will need to exercise yourfocused effort over a longer period of time. You cant just sit there and wait for

    things to happen (well you could, it just wouldnt be effective). You will need totake action constantly.

    Rest

    Time also means time for yourself. Take a dayoff once in a while. Have fun. Relax. You wont beable to persist, if you burn out. Being stressed willreduce the power that you will need to be

    courageous and to exercise focused effort. So,paradoxically, resting will increase yourproductivity.

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    3.Change Needs Motivation.Why do you want to change actually? Do you know whats your motivation? Doyou know whats driving you? Because thats a really important thing to know.

    When I was in school I found it very hard to get myself to study. Also there were

    subjects where I would never get myself to do the homework. I wasnt motivatedat all! Later I found out why that was: I just wasnt interested in what traditionaleducation had to offer me (except a few subjects). I didnt really care aboutwhether I would get a diploma or not because I already knew that I didnt careabout going to university. I didnt have a real reason to study and to do my

    homework!

    Now I dont have any motivational problems anymore. Im motivated all thetime. For example I wanted to write and publish this ebook. Although there werecertainly days where it was harder to get started with the work, I was generallyvery motivated to finish it. Thats why I managed to write 90% of this book in

    less than a week. I did have plenty of reasons to write this book, for example- I love writing about personal development- I wanted to create something for my newsletter readers- I always wanted to write an ebook- this book will probably help me to market my blog and get people on mymailing list

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    - I wanted to increase my contribution to the world

    You see, there are plenty of reasons why it was a good idea for me to write onthis ebook. So thats what I did.

    Why do you want to reach your goals? Why do you want to change your life?What are the things that motivate you to take action?

    Reason

    Often we can find a lot of good arguments for doing something. But motivationthat is rationalized is not a motivation that will last. Instead of creating fakearguments that you dont actually care about in order to justify your behavior,look for whats really driving you. Look for your true emotions.

    This is actually where you can reveal false motivation!

    Do you really care about getting a new mobile phone?

    Are you really excited about going back to school?Do you really want to learn to play the piano?

    Or- do you only want a new mobile phone so you fit in?

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    - do you only want to go back to school because your parents are exerting

    pressure?- do you only want to learn a new skill because that way you can keepdistracting yourself from more important and scarier goals?

    Are there maybe things you are more excited about/things that are moreimportant to you/things that you make you really feel motivated?

    These are important considerations because a goal that youre not reallyinterested in will not be able to kindle your long term motivation. And withoutlong term motivation, you wont be able to make long term changes.

    Excuses

    Missing motivation is often used as an excuse for not doing something. On theone hand, if you truly dont have a good reason to do something, just leave italone. On the other hand, if you really want to change your life you probably willhave to take action even when youre not particularly motivated to do so.

    Even if you have a good reason to do something, it doesnt mean youre alwaysgoing to be motivated. So dont expect that.

    However, what you can do on such days is to remind yourself of the reasons whyyou want to change. Focus on the reasons that were driving you in the first

    place.

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    I do this all the time and I think its one of the reasons why I always staymotivated.

    Momentum

    Whats a little tricky about motivation is that it is coupled with a certain inertia.That means: Before you do ANYTHING, you will usually not be motivated. In

    order to become motivated, you will have to do something FIRST.

    The good news is that after you started doing something it will usually becomeeasier and easier to get and stay motivated. Thats of course only true for tasksthat excite you and that youre interested in. Doing something you dont want todo will make you even feel more lethargic.

    A popular strategy to get motivated is to take one uncomfortable (= couragerequiring) action step first thing in the morning (worst first). This can give youa tremendous boost in motivation and self-confidence. A great start into theday!

    Before you start your big project all motivated, right now, lets talk aboutpreparing yourself for the challenge, at first.

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    4.

    Change Needs Preparation.Lets be honest, even if youre motivated, change can be very difficult. And itseven more difficult if were not prepared for it.

    Example:

    Maybe you want to eat more healthy. Now, if you dont know anything abouthealthy eating it will be quite difficult to achieve this goal. You need to know, forexample:- What does healthy eating mean? How does it differ from how youre eatingat the moment?

    - Which of meals that youre able to prepare are healthy?- Where can you buy healthy ingredients?-...

    Also, you might need to change a few things BEFORE you can think aboutimplementing the new habit. You might want to

    - learn how to prepare healthy meals- make time for buying and preparing food in your schedule- throw away unhealthy and addictive food thats left in your house-...

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    Also, to every change there will be consequences that dont necessarily belongto your goals. Maybe becoming a vegetarian means that your mother startsarguing with you. Maybe earning more money means that you have to pay moretaxes or that you have to learn about money management.

    The better youre prepared, the easier it will be to deal with thoseconsequences. Fortunately there are many people who have done what youre

    trying to do before. Other people have already changed their eating habits, theyhave already stopped smoking, they have already started meditating, they havealready experimented with their sleep schedule, they have already writtennovels in 30 days.And they shared their experiences. Theyve written books about it, theypublished blog articles and discussed their

    experiences in online forums. When youwant to change, immerse yourself in thisinformation. Read about what other peoplehave experienced and what theyrecommend you to do (and if you still need

    help preparing yourself, there are alwayssome who will love to answer your particularquestions).

    While youre getting familiar with other peoples experiences, you will also getinsights about the strategies they used successfully. More about strategy in the

    next chapter.

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    5.

    Change Needs Strategy.A plan that tells you what to do is not a strategy to success yet.

    Ive followed countless of my plans for weeks and sometimes for months butsomehow, nothing ever happened. I didnt reach my goals. I didnt become more

    successful. Although I had put so much effort into my reaching my goals, Iwasnt heading towards something, I was getting a burnout from spinning incircles.

    Action alone is not they key to success. You need to know why you dosomething.

    You need to know why one action is more effective than all the others. You needto know whats important. You need to know which action steps are the onesthat will change your life.

    But how do you find out what works and what doesnt? Whats important andwhats not?

    Through simple trial and error.

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    Finding Strategies

    First of all, where do you start when youhavent defined a strategy at all yet?

    Create a new strategy by yourself?

    You could definitely do that and Ive donethis many times. What Ive found, though, isthat, when Im a beginner in a certain area,the strategies I come up with usually suck.

    Its because I dont have enough experienceyet in order to know whats really importantand whats not.

    Thats why I prefer imitating other peoples strategies these days. You dontneed to reinvent the wheel. Just think about it: There are already a lot of people

    who are doing successfully what you want to do. They already found somethingthat works for them. They already built wheels! Who would be better to learnfrom?

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    Adapting Strategies

    Of course, youre still an individual with your own specific needs and probablyno strategy you will learn from someone else will fit perfectly to you and yourlife.

    However, thats okay. It just means that when you notice that something is off,

    you look for a way to fix the strategy instead of blindly continuing the trail.

    Switching Strategies

    At some point you might notice that a strategy doesnt work at all for you(anymore). Then its important to be courageous and switch strategies.

    Be careful about switching too often, though. If you keep changing the course,you will never get anywhere. Give your new strategies always the time to deliverresults to you before you consider switching. Its very hard to give you a ruleabout how long this time should be. Usually its best to look for expert help inorder to find out how long it should take until you get first results.

    Before you reach that point, though, you will have to take action, action andaction.

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    6.

    Change Needs Courage.Yeah, taking action... Any way to avoid that? I mean, its scary!

    Indeed, it is sometimes. And especially when were trying to change something.

    Most people hide big parts of their potential behind their fears. I had certainlytimes in my life where I avoided doing almost anything because I was sofreaking scared!

    The good thing about courage is this: You can train it.

    Imagine your courage being a muscle. Do your muscles grow when you dontexercise them? No. In fact they might even shrink if you dont use themregularly! The same is true for your courage: In order to grow your courage, youhave to exercise it. You have to be courageous.

    Doesnt seem so motivating, does it? Well, I found at least a hundred excusesnot to be courageous in the beginning of my personal growth journey. But what Ilearned quickly after I started being more courageous is this: Its totally worth it.After being courageous a few times, activities that you always found scary willseem a lot less scary to you!

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    What do you find scary?

    - Maybe telling someone the truth?-->Will be less scary to you when youve started exercising your couragemuscle!- Maybe talking to strangers?-->Will be less scary to you when youve started exercising your courage

    muscle!- Maybe travelling alone?-->Guess what - will be less scary to you when youve started exercising yourcourage muscle!

    Its not that these things wont be scary AT ALL anymore but they will feel a lot

    more doable because youll have the confidence that you can act despite yourfears.

    Now I even look forward to the things Im scared of (inspite of being scared!)because I know that I will become even more powerful when I do them. Thats

    an awesome feeling, I can tell ya.

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    7.

    Change Needs Consciousness.While youve been following a proven strategy and exercised the courage toexplore new things, those formerly new things might have become routines.Also, some of them might have gotten you totally different results than youexpected.

    Now when youre just continuing with your new routine (maybe because itworked at first or because you have already invested so much time into it ormaybe because somebody recommended it to you), although youre not gettingthe right results, youre not going to succeed.

    This seems very logical now but the problem is that often we dont see whensomething doesnt work long term. Were so busy doing things that were noteven seeing whether its working anymore or where were actually headed.

    Reviewing

    Thats why its important to take a step back sometimes and look at the biggerpicture. Depending on how much work I want to get done, I review the bigpicture, my plans and my life about once every week or every two weeks.Usually I think about my plans and goals every day anyway but when I do areview I take some extra time where I do nothing besides reviewing. That way I

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    can get more aware about my thoughts and feelings and its easier to makedecisions for the future.

    So how do you do a review? It depends on your individual needs:

    Usually- I think about what I have done the last week(s) (maybe I

    look on an old to do list so I really get clear about it)- then I ask myself:--> What did I do? What did I change?--> Which results did I get? (good and bad!)--> Which kind of experiences did I make?--> What did I like and what not?

    --> What do I want to do differently in the next two weeks?--> What do I want to do more of in the next two weeks?

    Then, after that, I make a plan for the next week or two.Sometimes I will think more about the big picture. Then I write down, for

    example, which kind of projects I want to work on in the next month/twomonths/quarter.. and which priorities they have. Also, sometimes I brainstormideas for new or existing projects.

    More tips on creating a review: http://followtheredqueen.com/monthly-reviews/

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    8.

    Change Needs Support.Even with a good focus its sometimes hard to overcome the resistance that liesbetween you and the outside of your comfort zone.

    Especially when youre new to implementing changes into your life, its great to

    have some support from your environment that keeps you motivated.

    However, for a lot of people its hard to find support in their environment, whentheyre trying to change. But dont despair you can create a supportiveenvironment yourself.

    Groups

    When Im looking for social support, Im usually looking for a group. While youcan also receive support from a single person, groups have a few advantages:

    - Groups are more reliable: If one person on the group isnt, there are still otherwho you can rely on.- Groups have more time and energy: because they are more people, they can

    just give more.

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    - Groups have more experience and can give you more perspectives: Oneperson knows maybe 1 3 solutions for problem X. A group knows probably 10solutions or more.- Groups are magic. Well, not really. But the feeling of belonging together canuplift your mood a lot. I remember a few group meetings where I went in prettygrumpy and got out feeling loved, motivated and inspired.

    I even found that this group approach worked so well for me, that I decidedoffering my course How To Change Your Life as a group course. Not only cangroups support you but they can also keep you accountable and so far thisseems to work for other people as well!

    However, where do you find groups like that?

    I admit, its not so easy in the beginning but I found the internet a very goodplace for that. Look out for forums, blogs, facebook groups in order to findpeople with similar interests and goals. So if youre goal is to eat healthier, joinhealth forums, look for facebook health groups, connect with the readers of

    health blogs...

    I found a lot of supportive growth-oriented people in a general personaldevelopment forum a few years ago (the PDSP forum that are closed now). SoonI was invited to join a mastermind group where we would get together in achatroom five times a week, report our progress and celebrate our success.

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    Although we all had different goals, it worked well because we were generallyoriented towards change and success.

    The Right People

    Working together with people isdifferent from working alone and you

    will probably need a few trial and errorapproaches until you find out how theideal support group should work foryou and also what kind of people youlike working with.

    What I found especially importantwhen working together with otherpeople is that theyre sharing apositive attitude towards the goal (andtowards life in general). You want a group where people are motivating andsupporting each other, not where they bitch about their problems and drag eachother down.

    More about the right attitude in the next chapter.

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    9.

    Change Needs Attitude.Although change almost always manifests itself as a change of behavior or achange in our physical surroundings, theres a lot more to change than we cansee.

    Changing your life doesnt only mean, changing your actions, it also meanschanging your thoughts, beliefs and feelings.

    The problem is this: Often our own thoughts and beliefs are standing in the waybetween the life we want to create and our ability to create it.

    Heres an example:

    Lets say you want to make more money. Now if you keepthinking money is the root of all evil and money makespeople greedy, guess how much progress you will make on

    your goal of earning more.Yeah, probably not a lot. You see, if you earned more moneythat would mean that youre getting evil and greedy. Do you

    want to think of yourself as evil and greedy? No. Thats why youre subconsciouswill keep you from reaching your goal and sabotage your trials to earn more.

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    Every one of us has some limiting beliefs. Usually they dont reveal themselvesuntil were trying to get past them, though. And then theyre still often hard torecognize.

    If you feel like you cant create any change in a certain area of your life,although all other criteria I presented in this book are fulfilled, you might befighting against a limiting belief.

    There are many ways to get rid of limiting beliefs: NLP, the Lefkoe Method,Psych-K, The Work by Byron Katie, the Process by Robert Scheinfeld...

    Personally, I use a method called Release Technique, which is based on theSedona Method.

    The Release Technique

    Conditions:- when you try this for the first few times, make sure youre in an environmentthat allows you to concentrate on yourself for a few minutes or more (the more

    time you have the better); make sure you wont get interrupted

    Step 1:- become aware of how you feel- recognize the feelings in your body, but dont try to describe them mentally,

    just recognize them

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    Step 2:

    - become especially aware of your feeling center: its in the area between yourchest and your stomach and its where you not only feel physical sensations butyour emotions (like anger, happiness, sadness, frustration)- get aware of the emotions that are currently circling through your feelingcenter, allow yourself to feel these emotions fully

    - these emotions may now get stronger; thats okay; observe them (mindlessly),be present to them, feel them, allow them to rise; accept all the feelings thatcome up; if you feel like you cant accept, accept your non-acceptance

    Step 3:- now put an imaginary tube into your feeling center, put it exactly there where

    youre feeling the emotions- then allow your emotional energy to flow through the tube out of your body

    Step 4:- its common to feel a feeling of resistance when youre doing this; accept theresistance fully; then allow the resistance to dissolve; allow it to flow through thetube

    Repeat this process till you feel a lot more relieved or till you want to dosomething else.

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    Basically, this is the releasing process. In the way I described it, youre justreleasing the feeling youre carrying around in the moment. If you want to

    release a specific negative belief, feeling or thought (a doubt) that is oftenbothering you, you can wait till it arises from alone or you can try to bring up theenergy: Invite the thought, the emotion, the belief into your mind and into yourfeeling center; maybe remember the time when it was created or theconsequences that this thought, belief or emotion has created in your life. When

    the feeling has reached your feeling center you can begin to release it.

    Its common that the specific emotion you want to release doesnt cease untilyou have done this process a few times. The deeper and stronger the energythat you want to release is, the longer it will take to get it out of your body.

    BTW, I learned this technique in Larry Cranes abundance course. You can findout more about him and the course here: releasetechnique.com

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    10.Change Needs Fun.While implementing changes can give us an emotional high, there are othertimes where were struggling. Then lets not forget the ultimate goal of change:We want our lives (and the lives of our loved ones) to be more enjoyable. Yes,we want joy! And fun!

    If youre not having fun while youre changing your life, its highly probable youwont get far. You will become unmotivated and uninspired soon and you willneed super powers to continue with your plans.

    Dont let your life get spoiled by the struggles youre experiencing. Theres no

    reason why you shouldnt have fun...if you keep the right perspective.

    Life Is A Game

    Have you ever thought about life being a game? If not, Id like you to think about

    it for a moment.

    What would it mean for your life if you played it as a game?

    For me it means this:

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    - I play the game of life so I can have fun and enjoy myself. (Why else would youplay a game?)

    - There are no problems, only challenges. (Seriously, would you having notenough cash in Monopoly or The Sims define as a problem?) In fact, thestruggles and difficulties make the game a lot more fun!- Its not all death serious. So you make mistakes who cares? Its all part of thegame.

    Playing

    If you find yourself struggling and not enjoying the experience, ask yourself inwhich way youre playing the game of life wrong. Which of your needs have youbeen ignoring? Which parts of the game did you forget while you were trying to

    win more achievements?

    Also, ask yourself how to make the game more enjoyable.

    Do you need more rests? More play? More variety? Different challenges? Do yourather want to explore other parts of the game?

    Youre free to choose!

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    III.EpilogI hope you got some inspiration or ideas out of the 10 topics I presented to youin this book.

    I know how much youre wanting your life to change but when youre living your

    life waiting for the results, youre not really living.

    Take time for yourself every day to celebrate your success. You already are asuccess. When you understand that, when you understand that this moment isall you have anyway and that all is already good, you will see that changingyour life is only a game were playing for our enjoyment.

    Dont choose to play because you think you have to. Choose to play it becauseyou love yourself so much that you grant yourself this fabulous luxury ofenjoyment.

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    IV.ChecklistYoure trying to change your life but you feel stuck? Use this checklist to find outwhat you are missing:

    1. Do you use focused effort on your goals?

    2. Are you patient? Are you persisting?

    3. Are you motivated? Why do you want to change your life?

    4. Are you prepared enough?

    5. Do you have a strategy?

    6. Do you face your fears and get out of your comfort zone?

    7. Do you stay conscious? Do you review your progress regularly?

    8. Is your environment supporting you?

    9. Do you keep working on your attitude?10. Do you make your challenge fun? What would you do if it was just a game?

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    V.How To Change Your Life

    No matter how much were motivated to change, theres often a big gapbetween knowing what we should do and actually doing it.

    How often have you promised yourself to take action after reading self helparticles and books, but then you never did?

    Wouldnt it be nice to not only get the advice but also some support toimplement the advice on a daily basis?

    My email course How To Change Your Life helps you to implement the coreprinciples from this book into your daily life. In six weeks you will learn

    - how to find out what you want- how to create a plan that gets you outside of your comfort zone

    - how to take action and make things happen on a daily basis without thedanger of being overwhelmed

    Almost every day youre going to receive an email with concrete assignmentsthat will guide you towards making the changes YOU desire.

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    Ive rarely been so productive! Especially the mutual feedback and exchange ofexperiences became a big push for my motivation. I was able to follow my goals

    in a much more powerful way because I learned in this course to become awareof my intermediate goals and inspired actions.I always looked forward to the next day with new tips and new assignments!Michael Michalowski, Bielefeld, Germany

    Key Features:

    - Find out which tasks really matter instead of wasting your time withunimportant busy work- Get reminded of your commitment to change your life almost every day so youdont lose focus

    - Find support and meet new inspiring people in the course community- Stop procrastinating and finally tackle difficult tasks (no bad conscienceanymore!)- Make constant change a part of your daily life and improve steadily, step bystep not only in your career but also in your personal life

    Use the code ebook to get a 5 discount:How To Change Your Life

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    VI.About The AuthorAnna Eichenauer alias Alice Hive is a musician, actress and writer. Shes also theauthor of the blog http://followtheredqueen.com/.

    She loves the thrill of conscious growth, which is why she has practised

    changing her life in multiple way.

    For example:

    - She went from being a unhappy and unmotivated person to being happy andmotivated most of the time.

    - She made the change from living a socially isolated life to becoming a socialbutterfly.- She went from being a clutterer to caring about physical stuff and having anice, visitable appartment- She stopped doing unimportant and boring stuff, started doing what matters

    and trippled her productivity

    In her free time she likes taking long walks, watching horror movies and going tonu metal concerts. :)Shes currently living in Bamberg, Germany.

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    VII.Recommended ResourcesSteve Pavlina - Personal Development For Smart People | PersonalGrowthSteve Pavlina developed a system for personal growth consisting of the mainprinciples of truth, love and power.

    Michael Linenberger - Master Your Workday Now | Time ManagamentManaging a lot of tasks can get confusing. Master Your Workday Now helps youto focus on the important with minimal effort and bureaucracy.

    Esther and Jerry Hicks Ask And It Is Given | Intention Manifestation

    This book will especially help you with attitude. Includes many exercises forraising your vibration and thinking more positively.

    Eckhart Tolle - The Power Of Now | SpiritualityHelps you not to forget that the way is the goal. This book is able to change your

    all day life tremendously. One of my absolute favorites.Followtheredqueen.comMy blog where you can learn more about personal development, includingmotivation, creativity, relationships, success and more.