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Getting ready to change

Start here if you can see the problem, know what you need to do, but you still aren’t moving. We’ll show you what’s really holding you back and what actually has to happen before any real change becomes possible.

  • Introduction to From Stuck to Started

    You’ve done the hard work of Stage 1. You’ve looked honestly at where you are, understood why you’ve been stuck, and started to see and change the thinking patterns that have been holding you back. That takes courage, and most people never get even this far. They remain all talk and no action, and this…

  • Getting on the Coach

    Maybe you’re at home right now, sitting there reading this with a coffee, thinking about all the things you should have done but never got around to, or maybe you’re thinking of the things you should do but you find it difficult to take the first step. You’ve got dreams, plans and good intentions. Possibly…

  • Confirmation Bias

    You know those people who always seem to find evidence that the world is against them? The ones who can turn a perfectly decent day into a catalogue of disasters? The ones who, no matter what happens, somehow manage to prove to themselves that yes, life really is as terrible as they thought it was?…

  • Nominalisations

    This lesson is here to make you see your problems a bit differently. Here’s a question for you that I can guarantee that nobody has ever asked you before. Can you physically put your problem that’s holding you back into a wheelbarrow? I’m serious. Could you pick it up, carry it outside, dump it in…

  • Glass Half Empty?

    This lesson talks about a common expression people use when describing someone’s outlook. You know the one — is your glass half empty or half full? It’s one of those phrases that’s been repeated so often it’s almost lost its meaning. Almost. I’m sure you’ve heard this expression before. You already know that it’s used…

  • The Importance of Pictures and Images

    This lesson is about visualisation. Not some mystical, mind-over-matter nonsense you might have heard from self-help gurus, but something more practical and, done properly, more useful than most people realise. The reason is practical. It gives you a destination. It gives you something mentally to work towards rather than letting your mind get stuck in…