Making changes in your life is great and it’s the way we grow and develop as people. Change is a constant process and is part of being human. When you embark on changing anything in your life, you need to start from where you are. However, if you’re not clear on where you are, it will be difficult to effectively make a change.
You have to start with a baseline.
Starting with a baseline is about figuring out where you are, and what you’re doing, so that you know exactly what needs to be changed. Whilst it may sound odd to suggest that we don’t know where we are, many of us are unaware of what we do day-to-day. Most of our thoughts and actions have become routine – they’ve become a habit.
If you want to lose weight, the first thing you would do is keep a record of what you’re eating, by keeping a food journal for a week. This gives you a baseline of your typical diet. You may be surprised to see, not only how much you were eating, but also what you were eating.
Many people will likely find themselves consistently spending more money than they make, and this, I would expect, is because they’re not tracking what they’re spending, especially on a credit card.
Have you ever felt like you just don't have enough time to accomplish everything you need, or want, to do? Have you ever tracked the time you spend during the day to see how you’re spending it? When you do, it can make you painfully aware that you waste many hours, particularly through activities such as watching television or scrolling through social media.
Many of us are on autopilot and we’re simply not aware of what we’re doing. When you track something - and this works with anything - you have a real picture of where you are, and what needs to change.
Therefore, the first step in making any change is awareness. You have to become aware of what you’re doing and exactly where you are for any given area of your life before you can proceed forward.
Keeping a log of everything you do throughout your day, for a week or two, will help you keep track of how you’re using your resources and provide you with valuable information that will support the change you’re looking to make.
Track things such as how much money you spend, how long you exercise for, how many hours of sleep you get, how long you spend scrolling through social media or how long you spend working on your goals. Once you know the truth about where you are, you can start identifying what you can change to get you moving faster towards the life that you want.
Knowing where you are is like those guide maps that have an X printed next to "You are here". When you know where you are, you can see how to get to where you want to go.
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