Change Anything - Great Book!

Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success
I recommend this book!

Great ideas to control the factors that influence us.

1. Make the Undesirable Desirable - Personal Motivation
2. Surpass Your Limits - Personal Ability
3. Harness Peer Pressure - Social Motivation
4. Find Strength in Numbers - Social Ability
5. Design Rewards and Demand Accountability - Structural Motivation
6. Change the Environment - Structural Ability


Sources of Insight.com

• Source 1 – Personal Motivation – whether you want to do it. 
•  Strategy: Consciously connect to values
• Source 2 – Personal Ability – whether you can do it. 
•  Strategy: Demand Deliberate Practice
• Source 3 – Social Motivation – whether other people encourage the right behaviors. 
• Strategy 1: Pave the Way.
• Strategy 2: Enlist the power of those who motivate.
• Strategy 3: Seek the support of those who enable.
• Source 4 – Social Ability – whether other people provide help, information or resources. 
• Strategy 1: Pave the Way.
• Strategy 2: Enlist the power of those who motivate.
• Strategy 3: Seek the support of those who enable.
• Source 5 – Structural Motivation – whether the environment encourages the right behaviors. 
• Strategy 1: Link rewards third and in moderation.
• Strategy 2: Link rewards to vital behaviors.
• Strategy 3: Use rewards that reward.
• Source 6 – Structural Ability – whether the environment supports the right behaviors. 
• Strategy 1: Use the power of space.
• Strategy 2: Use the power of data and cues.
• Strategy 3: Use the power of tools.

Example Goal - Losing Weight                 Apply these insights to any goal.

Source 1 – Personal Motivation	Do you want to lose weight? For example, if you don’t really want to lose weight, you’re not really going to try. It can’t just be for other people. It has to be for you.
Source 2 – Personal Ability	Do you have the skills, knowledge and techniques that work for you? Chances are, you may know the patterns that work for you, or at least the patterns that don’t work.
Source 3 – Social Motivation	Do your friends want to go out drinking every night or encourage you to eat a lot at your favorite haunts?
Source 4 – Social Ability	Is there somebody in your social circle that might have the knowledge or resources you need to get an edge?
Source 5 – Structural Motivation	When you go home, are you greeted by a big bowl of candy or a big bowl of fruit? Your environment can motivate you in a good way or a bad way.
Source 6 – Structural Ability	Do you have a way to workout at home? This can give you a big advantage in the long run.