Accept Our Beliefs

The first thing to do is accept that these are BELIEFS about ourselves. It doesn't matter if we got these ideas from our parents or society or TV ads, we're the ones that are buying into them. Now what that means is this: Don't say "I accept that I'm fat" if you're not really willing to believe that. Start off with "I'm angry that I'm fat" and at least that'll be coming from a place of Truth.

Accept What We Cannot Change

Next it's important to realize that we only have so much to work with. We may never look like the celebs we see on TV or be the richest person in the world… but we can look better and feel better. The key is in becoming comfortable with the "stuff" that makes us "us." Embracing what we cannot change often brings us closer to our truer selves.

Accept What We Can Change

The biggest thing to stop us from making ourselves more like what we want is the belief (there's that word again) that it "can't be done." When we believe it can't be done, we're right… and when we believe it can be done, we're right too. Life is all about change. We can be a part of it.

Accept Responsibility

But it won't happen if we do nothing about it… or if we rely on other people to do it for us. Success has no excuses. There's no need to blame anyone or anything, but simply take control of the changes we want to see happen.

Accept the Change Itself

You want to know another reason why change never really happens? Because when it does happen, it's rejected. Not just from ourselves, but also from the people around us. Sometimes family and friends undermine the efforts because they don't want to accept the change… sometimes the new way is scary because it's so different from our comfort zone, that we cheat and go back to our old ways. By accepting (in fact, by EMBRACING) the changes as they happen, they can take stronger root and grow.

In fact, the change itself is not the only thing that needs to accepted, but the changes that come along with the change. One thing leads to a dozen… and entire paradigms need to shift in order to become the new version of us.

To make it happen, we need to be willing to go all the way.