Why it's so hard to change

Heard an interesting speach at Toastmasters tonight on a new theory of "total leadership" created by a Wharton professor. Focuses on becoming an effective leader by achieving alignment with one's personal values in the areas of work, home, community, and self.

During the presentation, the speaker talked about why it is so difficult for people to change. He spoke about the power of habit and about findings in neurophysiology about how "programming" works in the brain. Essentially, in order to change a habit, we have to repeat the new, desirable behavior over and over again until it becomes a habit in its own right - replacing the old, undesirable one.

Good food for thought for those areas in life where change would be desirable!