Over time, everyone changes their opinions and actions. Much of this change happens so slowly that we don’t even notice it. At the age of 18 a person might be quite liberal in their political views, but by 45 they find that they agree with conservative opinions much more frequently. How do these kinds of [...]

Every day we each make hundreds, maybe even thousands of decisions. Most of our decisions are tiny, almost unnoticeable moments that pass by without notice. We decide whether to get out of bed or hit the ‘Snooze’ button on the alarm. We choose khakis or blue trousers to wear to work. We select the donut [...]

When I was about 9 years old I went through an incredible growth spurt. As my mother says, I “shot up like a weed,” and grew about 4 inches in a few months. What I most remember about this time was how uncomfortable I was. My leg muscles were always tight and cramped to the [...]

Over the past few days, I’ve read some material that has gotten me thinking about the single moment in time when we make a choice to change. LindaF recently commented on my Putting It All Together post: A major turning point in my life was when I decided to quit my job as an assistant [...]

When I introduced the concept of Sliding Scales of Change, I explained that the first step in any change process is to decide whether to change the situation at all. This is often harder than it seems. Humans are analytical creatures, constantly weighing possibilities against each other. This can leave us stuck in “analysis paralysis” [...]