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How to Change Absolutely Anything
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How to Change Absolutely Anything

Damian Hughes
Pearson Education (USA), 2012
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Just about every positive event in history came about because people changed the circumstances around them for the better – for themselves and for the world. Deep personal change requires a psychologically astute, well-conceived and systematic program, as offered by change management consultant Damian Hughes. His 10-step agenda tells you where to begin and how to proceed. getAbstract recommends it to anyone who wants to embark on personal change.

Summary

Time for a Change

To create change, you must modify your behavior or influence the appropriate people in your life to change their behavior. This requires understanding why you do things, the way you do them and why targeted people, often your closest colleagues, relatives or friends, operate as they do.

Putting change techniques, such as the following 10-step program, into action requires having an open mind. You want to be clear about the change or changes you wish to make. Otherwise, you may fall victim to a condition psychologists call “change blindness”; that is, as you bring about concrete adjustments step-by-step, you might not notice that overall change is gradually occurring. This inability to register the difference you’re really making could discourage you from continuing your change project. To avoid this difficulty, try to remain aware of how your life was when you first started your journey and to appreciate where you are now. Give yourself proper credit for the progress you’re making and remain committed to your change agenda.

Prescription for Positive Change

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About the Author

Damian Hughes teaches human resource management and organizational behavior at Manchester Metropolitan University. He founded LiquidThinker, a motivational consultancy.  

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