Chapter 20: Making Change Easier 323
Where are you experiencing change in your life? Do you want to make a big
change but keep putting it off? Think about Elaine in the above example. She
had five opportunities presented to her where she could have become an
IFA, but she held on to her job as project manager because it felt safe. She
eventually took the plunge when her environment didn’t support her
circumstances. She had a baby and wanted to work from home to have more
time with him. Doing the following exercise helps you to get clarity about
which of the logical levels you may need to develop or change:
- Make a note of the change you’re going through or want to make.
- Copy out and complete the logical level matrix (Table 20-3).
- Identify the logical level that will have the most impact.
- Write down the change you’re going through or the change you want to
make.
Table 20-3 The Logical Level Matrix
Logical Level How This Level Supports
the ChangeHow This Level Doesn’t
Support the Change
Identity
Beliefs and values
Capabilities and
skills
Behaviour
EnvironmentNow make a list of what you’re going to do differently in order to make
change easier or to instigate change. For example, Elaine (see the earlier
section ‘Creating alignment in logical levels’) realised that she needed to add
IFA qualifications to her capabilities and skills. She realised that, as a woman
working from home, she was at a disadvantage in relation to other IFAs who
could travel easily to clients and some of whom had offices and an infrastructure
to support them. She wanted to stand out by being one of the most highly
qualified IFAs.