Serious Contemplation--Thinking about Improvement

This article, "Serious Contemplation--Thinking About Improvement," and the ones from the past two weeks have been huge awareness enhancers for me.  I realize now why some clients have progressed so well and others have struggled.  

Some of my clients started with me in the "action" stage---I should have slowed them down and even backed them up into at least the "contemplation" stage for awhile.  They did not deeply understand why they were choosing their direction, and they had not built up the commitment that comes from more clearly understanding their previous circumstances.

The Changing for Good book, and especially these articles that I'm generating from the information in the book, will definitely help me reduce mistakes with future clients.  Further, my new insights will help future clients take the steps necessary to increase the probability of their success.

Dennis