You've Strayed from the Herd

Among my favorite television programs are those gorgeous HD shows on Discovery which are basically chronicles of natural life. They're always filled with inspiring beauty and occasionally a life lesson or two. For example, watching the migrating herds of gazelle crossing the Serengeti, there's always one that strays from the herd and BAM it gets taken out by a pack of lions. Moral of the story: Don't stray from the herd.

For us, being connected to community and not straying away is also a good idea. Especially a community like ours where pretty much everyone holds the intention of making healthy changes in their lives which make a difference in the lives of others. The strength of a group of people who hold a similar intention cannot be underestimated. There's the advantage of being able to give and receive support and encouragement. There's the added benefit of accountability and camaraderie. And there's the power of the unconditional group support. The advantages of this type of fellowship have been well known for hundreds, even thousands of years; and now, even modern science is verifying the positive effects.
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Remember the importance of "right environments" and realize that people are a very big part of that. We become what we surround ourselves with, to a very significant extent; and without healthy, open, honest and transforming people in our lives, it's hard to achieve our goals. Yet the opposite is also true – we do well at making challenging changes in our lives when we're connected to others who are making challenging changes in theirs.
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Whether your goals include losing weight, building a business empire, working through a bout of depression, or reaching a new personal best, connecting with a supportive, positive, unconditional community where others are seeking the same or similar victories is essential. More and more we're realizing that significant and meaningful transformation in our lives is something that we can't achieve on our own. We need help from others to succeed, and we also need the opportunity to be of help to others to succeed. Yet sometimes we behave as if that weren't so. And we stray from the herd/community and try to go it alone. There again is a sign of transformation trouble.
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Are you connected to and active in a community that supports the challenging changes that you're trying to make in your life? Are you both giving and receiving support and encouragement within such a group? Are you involved regularly, even daily? If not, the course correction I recommend is to get involved in a community where people are actively pursuing transformation in their lives. If you're already involved, please consider getting more involved.
Share your challenging, specific and inspiring goals with others. And ask community members about theirs. Aim to keep the basis of your community relationships focused on the pursuit and achievement of each of your transformation objectives.
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Stay close to and active in your transformation community and don't stray from the herd; especially if you're seeking continual and sustainable progress.

Conclusion

Make no mistake, in our heart of hearts we all want to experience continual growth and betterment of ourselves and our lives. Transformation is an ongoing process that can allow us to move forward in that direction. It's a lifelong journey that can help us continually experience better physical and mental health, as well as emotional and spiritual well-being. However, it only works if we work it. As soon as we take our eye off the ball and move our attention and focus elsewhere (deliberately or accidentally), our growth comes to a standstill, or more accurately put, it begins to regress. And so with this reminder to be on the lookout for transformation trouble before it goes unnoticed for too long, we've got the opportunity to bring our awareness back to the right place. You don't have to wait until you fall back to your before condition to realize that you've gone off course; you can begin to recognize that right here and now. Course correction and being on the lookout for trouble ahead is very much a part of becoming a successful, long-term transformer. As you develop mastery in this skillset, you'll find your results are more consistent, sustainable, inspiring and fun. =)

This was written by Bill Phillips (Body-for-Life) and, if I had the ability to write like Bill, I would have said all this about Mentoring for Free. http://tracey.mentoringforfree.com/?mad=35003
It is amazing to me that you need the same ingredients to be successful in every area of your life.

Tracey hall