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Jan 4, 2016
"We change our behavior when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing." --Henry Cloud
A Simple Formula for Changing Our Behavior
"I had just walked into my daughter's room as she was working on a science project. Normally, I would have been pleased at such a sight. But this time, her project involved sand. A lot of it. And, while she had put some plastic underneath her work area, it wasn't nearly enough. The sand was spreading all over our newly renovated floors." When a fraught interaction with his daughter led Peter Bregman to examine his behavior, he gained valuable insight into how each of us can change our mode of dealing with challenging situations for the better.
BE THE CHANGE
The next time you encounter a "problem" in an individual or a situation, try reframing your response in the light of the suggestions in this article.
