Challenge of Change

Whenever I have tried to make some fairly significant changes in my life it seems that they are rarely easy. The easy things are just that - easy. Something significant usually isn't easy but rather a challenge. Challenges are difficult and people like to stay away from anything difficult.

Just making it through school can be a challenge for many. There is work to be done and many do not want to put the work into it to be able to succeed. As you encounter adulthood you may become married and/or have a child. Both being a spouse and a parent involve work. The work involved is rarely what people want to do to become better. They like to just do what is easy - remember there are no challenges with easy.

As you think about our Finney County Wellness program there are going to be challenges involved. Whether you have weight to lose, diets to trim, salt to eliminate, sugar to moderate, blood pressure to lower, or exercise to gain, you will have a challenge before you.

Are you willing to take on the challenge to have a better lifestyle?

As we mentioned earlier, these kind of changes will be met with a challenge. Again, I mentioned that challenges are not easy. Therefore, we must think about how we are going to overcome the challenge with a victory.

Another thing that is common to the challenge is that the victory tends to be exhilerating and rewarding. The work was difficult but the results are worth it. With these challenges, the work is never over. You must always continue to work on things. However, you will greatly enjoy it in the end. You will see tangible results and those will provide successes and successes will motivate to do more.

Now it's your turn...how will you put before you the challenge to change? How will you climb it and reach the top to see the succeses to show you "made it?"

Look for the small victories that hide in each challenge. Fuel yourself off of them as you continue on your journey.