Why Change Is Hard (And 3 Ways to Make it Easy)

Surprising news — people are not resistant or lazy

Photo by Vlad Chețan: (pexels)

Leading change is hard right?

You want your team or spouse to do something different.

But it is so difficult. People resist change.

Heck — you even resist it when you are trying to change yourself!

You want to:

• save less and invest more
• get up early to write
• exercise more

But find yourself failing. Again and again.

• Why is it so hard to get others to change?
• Why is it so hard to change yourself?

I’ve found the answer.

And it will surprise you.

Why change is so hard

67 people took part in a study spending time in a room smelling of freshly baked cookies. Some got to taste the delicious-looking treats. But others only got to eat radishes. Evil I know!

Here’s the twist. Researchers left the room. This left the radish eaters with the task of resisting the tempting cookies. All did. Although they showed a lot of interest — even picking the cookies up to smell.