Nathaniel Branden - The first step toward change is...

“The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.”

The first step toward change is awareness.

The first step toward change is awareness. If you want to get from where you are to where you want to be, you have to start by becoming aware of the choices that lead you away from your desired destination. Become very conscious of every choice you make today so you can begin to make smarter choices moving forward.

Again, the key moment in making any change is going from being it to observing it.

The first step to change is knowing.

Working with clients in psychotherapy, I often see that the most radical transformation occurs after the client’s realization that no one is coming to the rescue. “When I finally allowed myself to face fully my own responsibility for my life,” more than one client has said to me, “I began to grow. I began to change. And my self-esteem began to rise

Your outlook must change. Your belief system must alter. Your self-talk must be radically different. This is the first step and true definition of what it means to break free.