emohealer says
There are already some great answers to this question. I would just like to add my recent article, "How to change an attiude or perspective" to add to the options list. Thanks for asking the question, I hope all of these answers can make the adapatability of inevitable change a more comfortable experience.
socio-literature says
According to me four basic requirements for overcome resistance to change are...
1.Problem – There must be a recognized reason to change. If the you feels no pain in maintaining the status quo, there is no fundamental reason to consider change.
2.Vision – There must be a vision of what the improved state should look like. Without such a view into the future state, people will be stuck feeling both the pain of the issue and the frustration of feeling that it cannot be improved.
3.Action – It is usually the case that the vision of the future is too difficult to achieve in a single step. Unless it is possible to define that next step to move closer to the vision, people are usually unable to break the inertial pull of inaction. Breaking down the path to the vision overcomes this problem. Interestingly enough, it is often the case that the full path doesn’t need to be defined. Knowing the next step provides enough confidence in the future to make it seem possible.
Cost – The pain of change must be perceived as lower than the pain that is being removed through change.
71The Fear of Change
All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another. ~Anatole France I remember the time... keep reading →
63Is it part of human nature to resist change?
I have several theories on human nature and one of them is that humans are afraid of change. Change is scary, the fear of the unknown can destroy a person's life. One example of a fear of change is death.... keep reading →
72Resistance to change - why and how
In my personal life I have had to go through many changes. We do it all the time and throughout our lives consciusly or unconsciously. There is no person alive today on this planet who has not had to go... keep reading →
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