There is a quote that says something along the lines of madness being doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Or another, similar sentiment was expressed to my junior high class, "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always be what you've always been."
Both points are saying the same thing as the title of this post... there is no progress without change. If you want your life to change, or you want to improve some area of your life, chances are you are going to have to do something different.
Many of us would like to magically be better at some things, whether it is personality traits (we would like to be more giving, more caring, more patient, etc) or skills (such as cooking, or being organized and clean). But we aren't willing to actually taking any steps towards making that happen. We tell ourselves that "next time we will be better." But, if you don't make any type of change, next time will not be better.
If we want to improve some area of our life, we have to consciously work towards making that a realistic possibility. If we don't, if we just continue to hope that it gets better, we are going to be hoping for a long time.
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