028: The 5 Emotional Stages You Need to Navigate to Create Real CHANGE In Your Life!

Imagine wanting to create a change in your life, and just making it happen with a snap of your fingers? 🤞Well..... sorry to break it to you but unfortunately, it doesn't work like that!This week's Do Life Big Podcast is all about understanding the emotional stages you HAVE to go through to create change! And if you understand those stages, you will be WAY more likely to actually go through them to completion (and as a result, actually creating the change you want!) Here's the thing - if you want a different RESULT in your life, then you have to do something different!If you keep doing what you have always been doing, you will keep getting the same results. Your life will not automatically change by just "waiting it out", and ... no one is coming to save you. Change in your life starts (and ends) with YOU! In today's episode, I cover in depth the 5 different emotional stages we ALL  go through when creating change, and give you tips for understanding and moving through them! Stage 1 is all about optimism! The change you want is new, and exciting, but you haven't yet uncovered any of the challenges you will need to go through! Most of us approach this stage with a high level of energy and excitement.  Stage 2 is where you become aware of the changes you will have to personally make. This is where you learn that you will have to give something up or let something go. This is the stage where anxiety and some frustration start to show up. This is where you start to confront your comfort zone! Stage 3 is the Valley of Despair, the lowest part of creating change. This is the point where you second guess yourself. You wonder if you are really cut out for this. This is also where most people quit, which only puts you back to Stage #1! And so many people live their lives on this loop of going from Stage 1 to Stage 3 and then back to stage 1 again.  Stage 4 is the Road to Probability - this is where the challenges you faced start to come together and you can actually see a path forward. All of the confusion, dissaray starts to fade away. You can actually SEE what is possible again, like the fog clearing!  Stage 5 is Excitement and Fulfillment - This is where you think "I am so glad I stuck this out!" and the change is actually implemented in your life! (woohoo!)  All of these stages have learnings and pitfalls, so listen in to today's episode so I can walk you through it all! Also, wanted to send a BIG THANKS to Jeanne for her review on iTunes. She says:  Motivating, Inspiring, Encouraging Fantastic messages! I have followed Kathi for awhile, even before her podcast and have always found her to be an inspiration. I even once told her she should write a book with all of her ideas and positive motivation and mindset. She is encouraging and fires you up to go out and tackle whatever challenges, adventures, and dreams you have in front of you! Grab my FREE workbook, Think This, Not That - kathireuter.com/thinkthisnotthat ⭐ Hey there! Thanks for listening! ⭐  Help me spread the word about Do Life Big! Take a screenshot and post it to your Instagram Stories or feed, and tag me @katherinereuter! A review also puts rocket fuel on getting our message of living your best freakin' life possible out there! Go to kathireuter.com/itunes, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode! Listen to the Do Life Big Podcast:  Listen on iTunes --> kathireuter.com/itunes Listen on Spotify --> kathireuter.com/spotify Listen on Google Podcasts -->kathireuter.com/googlepodcasts Have a topic you'd like to hear about? Shoot me an email at [email protected]!