The Will to Change Must Come From Within

The Will to Change Must Come From Within

Ever try to help someone who had absolutely no interest in being helped?

It's one of the most frustrating experiences we can have. Maybe it's a family member or partner. Maybe it's a close friend or colleague. Or even a customer or client.

So many times, we end up banging our heads against a wall trying to motivate or force others to care, then impose a solution they never asked for, because we "determined" it was in their best interest.

We do this in our personal lives and, not infrequently, in our professional lives, too. But, even if the action we're looking to compel is, in fact, in that other person's best interest, until they care as much as we do, it's game over.

Today's short and sweet GLP Riff dives into this phenomenon, shares a story of how Jonathan bumped up against it while looking to build a personal training practice years ago and what he learned.

In the end, there's one simple truth. You can motivate action externally for a moment or even a window in time, but the sustained action needed to create real, lasting outcomes can't come from the outside in.

The will to change must come from within.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episoder(1148)

You Probably Shouldn’t Say That. And Yet…(Groundbreaking Science of Disagreeing Well) | Julia Minson

You Probably Shouldn’t Say That. And Yet…(Groundbreaking Science of Disagreeing Well) | Julia Minson

Learn how to say what you think without blowing up your relationships. Most of us have been there. A conversation that starts completely normally and somehow ends with you lying awake at 2am wondering...

4 Mai 49min

Your Body Is Already Talking. Here's What It's Saying | Linda Clemons

Your Body Is Already Talking. Here's What It's Saying | Linda Clemons

Before you ever say a word, you've already told the room everything it needs to know. Your posture, your eye contact, the angle of your body, the openness of your chest — all of it is speaking. And mo...

30 Apr 52min

The Science Behind Why Religion Actually Works | David DeSteno

The Science Behind Why Religion Actually Works | David DeSteno

People who are genuinely engaged in spiritual practice live longer, experience 30% lower all-cause mortality, report more meaning, and suffer less depression. The data are remarkably clear. And yet, m...

27 Apr 1h 3min

The Practice of Holding Nothing | Elena Brower

The Practice of Holding Nothing | Elena Brower

Elena Brower spent two decades as one of the most visible yoga and meditation teachers in the world, stages of thousands, a growing platform, the whole forward-facing life. Then she started doing the ...

23 Apr 51min

Is Sleep Procrastination Messing With Your Health & Mindset? | Vanessa Hill, PhD

Is Sleep Procrastination Messing With Your Health & Mindset? | Vanessa Hill, PhD

It’s getting late, you know you “should” go to bed. But you just can't…or won’t. You tell yourself, just one more episode, or a few more minutes of scrolling, or a little more work to sneak in. It see...

20 Apr 51min

The Unbusy Manifesto: Life is Short, Live it Now.

The Unbusy Manifesto: Life is Short, Live it Now.

Do you ever feel like you are just a reaction to other people's needs? Not just for days, or months, but years, maybe even…decades? It is easy to slip into a life where others take the wheel and leave...

16 Apr 46min

Secure Attachment & The Good Life: Surprising Insights | Amir Levine, M.D.

Secure Attachment & The Good Life: Surprising Insights | Amir Levine, M.D.

The tiny moments you ignore may hold the key to it all. New research in neuroscience and attachment science reveals that your brain is constantly monitoring your relationships through small, everyday ...

13 Apr 57min

An End to Chronic Pain? Surprising Science is Getting Us Closer. | Dr. Rachel Zoffness

An End to Chronic Pain? Surprising Science is Getting Us Closer. | Dr. Rachel Zoffness

Stop the cycle of chronic pain by fixing the signals in your brain. We’ve been told for decades that pain is purely a physical problem, born of bones and body parts. But the latest neuroscience proves...

9 Apr 50min

Populært innen Fakta

fastlegen
dine-penger-pengeradet
relasjonspodden-med-dora-thorhallsdottir-kjersti-idem
foreldreradet
treningspodden
rss-strid-de-norske-borgerkrigene
mikkels-paskenotter
rss-bisarr-historie
jakt-og-fiskepodden
rss-sunn-okonomi
sinnsyn
rss-kunsten-a-leve
hverdagspsyken
tomprat-med-gunnar-tjomlid
rss-bak-luftfarten
fryktlos
ukast
rss-mind-body-podden
level-up-med-anniken-binz
rss-kull