How to use The Changing Booth

The Changing Booth

First and foremost, welcome to The Changing Booth – an online platform for personal change. This is a space you can visit to kickstart your personal change journey by participating in different activities, opportunities, and offerings online. The Changing Booth is a place for inspiration and curated recommendations, but primarily, it is a space designed for you to take action. It is a platform for you to change by doing.

The desire for change can arise from various places. Perhaps you're a bit bored? Maybe you're dreaming of a different life? Perhaps something new has piqued your interest? Maybe you feel like you're at the end of your rope? Perhaps you've stumbled upon a new opportunity? Maybe you simply crave something novel or different in your life? We all experience these feelings, yet only a few of us take action upon them.

The road to making life changes is lengthy and will likely take weeks, months, or even years. Change requires action and effort, chipping away at something bit by bit at a pace that's sustainable for you. It is hard, occasionally boring, sometimes uninspiring, and occasionally expensive (financially, emotionally, and energetically) to change your life. However, we want to offer you encouragement, a sense of community, and access to new ideas and ways of thinking at every stage.

TBC - Things to do

The Changing Booth is primarily a place you visit if you want to do something different right now. It's a platform you can trust to offer a range of activities that will create momentum for change in your life. It's a place where you can start something. It's a space you can return to, feeling that you've taken a step in a new direction. It’s somewhere you're encouraged to celebrate being on your way.

It's about actually clicking on the button and starting. It's about actually completing the first step of what you've chosen to do. It's about actually feeling all the conflicting emotions about what you're doing and still chasing to continue. It's about actually working through the sections and milestones of your activities. It's about actually crossing the finish line and being proud of yourself and what you've accomplished.

There are millions of online resources that will offer you generic advice on how to reach your goals, how to follow your dreams, how to structure and schedule your tasks and so on. The Changing Booth, however, is not one of them. Certainly, we will provide a few practical tips in our blog, but fundamentally, the Changing Booth is about taking you from idea to action.

Online activity on TCB

Our main service is a curated selection of “things to do”. When you navigate to the page through the big, red ‘Things to do’ button, you’ll discover our current selection of opportunities, as well as a filter to narrow down your interests. However, we encourage you to step out of your comfort zone and select something that might initially seem foreign and intimidating to you. We offer different types of things to do, for example assessments, volunteer opportunities, courses and certification and more. Each opportunity specifies its cost, duration, audience and season, along with a link to the partnering provider’s Terms & Conditions. If you don’t want to take on a big commitment right away, try something short that takes 10-15 minutes, to get into the habit of doing things.

For example, consider someone looking to do something meaningful and considerate with limited  time, energy or money to contribute at that moment. By exploring the selection at the Changing Booth they might find an opportunity like 'Send a Free Card to a patient’. This allows them to contribute a minute of their time and compassion to send an e-card to a child undergoing treatment for life-threatening diseases. It is an action they can take right away, matching their current circumstances and their desire to change and do something.

Once you've chosen an interesting opportunity, simply click the “Do It” button at the bottom of the box to proceed to the partnering website. Make sure to closely follow the instructions on the new website to get started with your activity. With a click and a few minutes of action, you are on your way.

Again, change is often hard and slow. When you need a bit of inspiration and encouragement, you're more than welcome to revisit The Changing Booth for just that. We continuously post blogs containing practical tips and tricks for personal change. We also share stories about how people have navigated through their change journeys and offer recommendations and innovative ideas about thinking in new directions.

You're also encouraged to join our ‘Doers’ community to share your progress with others. Within the community, we aim to foster a sense of freedom where we can celebrate when things are going great and also seek support when things aren't going our way. In short, Doers are a diverse group of people who are brave, take action, come up with new ideas, and encourage each other to succeed. You’ll fit right in!

Lastly, should you find that the thing you started isn't for you, you're more than welcome to try something else from our selection. Remember, you are the best person to decide what you want to do with your life, your time, and what truly matters to you. We are here to give you ideas and cheer you on.

We happily invite you to reach out to us with your comments, questions, ideas and requests. At the Changing Booth, we want to keep changing and growing and doing new things alongside of you. We may be on different paths, but we look forward to going on a journey of change with you.

Once again, welcome to The Changing Booth.

Happy doing!

Visit our FAQ page for further information on how to get started.

Visit our “Things to Do” page to check out our current selection of online activities.

Visit our About TCB page to learn more about the Changing Booth.