I regularly consult with clients who comment "I read about one self development book every week. I know what I should be doing but nothing is working".

Jane, of all the self development/business books you have read, cd's you have listened to and videos you have watched, has your life/business changed markedly?

If it hasn't, join the queue.

This occurs for most people.

One client was even able to quote me information from many books - yet she was not doing any of it.

While she "knew" it, she was not "living" it.

So, why does this occur?

Two of the reasons are:

(i) People do not take the time to practice what they learn.

Reading it is one thing. Doing it is another.

It is of no use being the most knowledgeable person on the planet if you are not doing what the book/cd/video suggests.

The whole aim of gaining knowledge is to act on it so you become a better person in some way.

When you gain new information, stop reading and practice what you have learnt until you are able to do it automatically. Then read on.

If you are teaching people something, give them the time to practice it.

Too much information all at once can suffocate a person and they soon forget what they have learned.

People attend a seminar, learn heaps, go home and file the manual in some place that is not seen until they have a clean-up.

How many conference/seminar manuals are sitting in your bookshelf that have not been looked at for years?

If you do a one-day course and receive lots of information, break it down into lots of small chunks and constantly revise and act on it.

Repetition is what develops new skills.

(ii) You need to reprogram.

If you are practicing your new skills and there is still no change in how you feel, it may be time to look at your life programming.

For example, Jill was practicing what I had taught her relating to how to feel good about herself. Two weeks later she commented she still felt like a failure.

On examining her programming, she revealed at 8 years of age a teacher told her she was useless and would never do anything with her life.

Jill took this personally at the time and began to live by it.

As soon as Jill saw the problem was not hers and she creates her own life, the 8 year old was worthy, she began to feel worthy.

In Jill's case, the positive thinking was not working until she updated the past memory that was working against what she desired.

Internalise what you learn and make it a part of your life. If you are having trouble, examine your programming. If you are still having trouble, seek professional help.

Every problem has a solution.

Good luck.