Are you ready to change?
Readiness Ruler and three simple words: Awareness – Choice – Execution
Simply wanting to change your lifestyle is easier said than done. Behavioural change is complex and simply providing evidence based recommendations to improve health does not necessary translate to change.
Awareness, Choice and Execution are three simple but very important words.
Awareness, Choice and Execution are three simple but very important words.
Awareness
Recognize the gap between the current behaviour and the desired behaviour.
Being aware of your behaviour is not the same at being ready to change.
Being aware of your behaviour is not the same at being ready to change.
Choice
Willing to make change and taking (small) steps toward the change.
Making choices is very important – you have an idea of what you want and what you are willing to do. Goal setting, planning for succes and relapses are very important.
Making choices is very important – you have an idea of what you want and what you are willing to do. Goal setting, planning for succes and relapses are very important.
Executions
You start acting on the change you are willing to make.
Developing and implementing a plan, monitor progress and outcomes are very important.
Developing and implementing a plan, monitor progress and outcomes are very important.
To get of good sense of how ready you are to make a change, simply answer two questions on a scale form 1 to 10
And try to answer the subquestions.
And try to answer the subquestions.
1. How important is making this change for you?
a. Why do you think you are at this number?b. How do you get to a higher number?
2. How confident are you that you can make this change?
a. Why do you think you are at this number?b. How do you get to a higher number?
