Sea Changing Made Easy - The Emotional Side

What’s standing between you and your Sea Change?

Do what you love, in a place that you love,

with those who you love.

Along with marriage, birth, divorce and death of a loved one, changing your lifestyle is one of the biggest changes you’ll ever make. Are you like the thousands of people who every year dream of a simpler, more fulfilling life, yet don’t actually do what it takes to create it? Not surprisingly, it’s usually the mental and emotional ‘blockers’ that keep us stuck.

If you’re reading this, chances are you’d like to make a significant change to your lifestyle. Maybe you’re

not clear exactly what you’d like to do or how to do it
weighed down by your current commitments
worried about what others will think and say
a little indecisive and prone to procrastination

While the practical side of sea changing can be time consuming and overwhelming (covered in Sea Changing Made Easy – The Practical Side), it’s our inner thoughts and beliefs that have the biggest impact on how easily we make the change. Often more perceived than real, these include fear, overwhelm, procrastination and being just plain ‘stuck in a rut’. There seem to be so many reasons why it wouldn't work or couldn't be done. Sea Changing Made Easy – The Emotional Side is for those who suspect that what's holding them back is more in their heads than 'real'. Including ideas, strategies, tools and the experiences of 5 others who have made a sea or tree change, it clears the way to make your sea change easy.

Here's what's included:

Part 1

SCME2 What You Need to Understand About Sea Changing

Chapter 1. What is a Sea Change and Who's Doing It?
Chapter 2. Why Do It and What's Stopping You?
Chapter 3. Your Lifestyle – Your Choice

Part 2

Beating the Emotional Blockers

Chapter 4. Who Do You Want to Be?
Chapter 5. How to Avoid Sea Change Failure
Chapter 6. Create a Crystal Ball and Get Moving
Chapter 7. Conquer Sea Change Overwhelm
Chapter 8. Sea Change Shock – “You're going to do what?!”

Part 3

Personal Journeys

Chapter 9. From Melbourne to Kakadu
Chapter 10. It's a Cold Place
Chapter 11. Wonderful Woodend
Chapter 12. Don't Throw the Baby out with the Bath Water!
Chapter 13. What Have You Got to Lose?

Part 4

Useful Resources

Personal Profile Template
Values Checklist
Quiz: Is your Family Ready for a Sea Change?
Top 30 Popular Sea Change Options
Useful Websites and Resources