So often, we want to make big changes but lack the resolve to see them through. We can’t seem to summon the necessary willpower to take on huge challenges like saving for retirement, earning a promotion, quitting smoking, increasing productivity or losing weight. But it turns out, willpower has little to do with whether or not people succeed at changing bad behavior.
In their new book, Change Anything, the New York Times bestselling authors of Crucial Conversations and Influencer, show us that we have a lot less control over our behavior than we think we do. However, we can affect the influences that govern our behavior and that puts the power to change back in our control. With a clearer understanding of the science behind personal change, we can become ten times more successful at changing anything.
Some of what you’ll learn:
- How to apply the science of change to any personal challenge from weight loss, to financial fitness, to relationships, to addictions, to your career
- How to escape the willpower trap
- How to turn bad days into good data
- How to identify the vital behaviors and crucial moments necessary for change
- How to turn your accomplices into friends