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 IMMUNITY TO CHANGE BY ROBERT KEGAN AND LISA LAHEY – BOOK REVIEW According to a recent study, when doctors tell heart patients they may die if they do not change their habits, only one in seven will succeed in changing their habits. Desire and motivation are insufficient: even when it's literally a question of life and death, the power to change remains enigmatic. Given the power of the status quo, how can we transform ourselves and our organizations? In their book "Immunity to Change," writers Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey demonstrate how our individual ideas, along with the collective mindsets of our organizations, produce a natural but powerful immunity to change. Kegan and Lahey provide us with the keys to unleash our potential and ultimately go forward by showing how this mechanism holds us back. And by identifying and removing our personal resistance to change, we can propel our organizations forward as well.  This engaging and practical book, full of hands-on dia...

Remove Stagnancy in Life

Your life will remain stagnant if you cling to these eleven things. Have you ever felt that you're merely going nowhere while running on a treadmill? That's how holding on to certain things in life feels. It feels like we are carrying an unseen rucksack full of burdensome items. What do you think? It's time to open your backpack and discover what's inside. We will discuss eleven things today that could prevent you from progressing. Letting go of things might catalyze the change you've been waiting for. Let's explore and find out what they are. 1. Dwelling on Past Mistakes Have you ever let a mistake play repeatedly in your mind like a horrible movie? Everybody has been there. Relating to past transgressions is analogous to operating a vehicle just by glancing in the rearview mirror. While it's necessary to learn from our mistakes, if all you do is focus on the past, you'll miss what's in front of you. Errors are not obstacles; they are simply a part ...

The Power of Positive Thinking

The Power of Positive Thinking will show you that the roots of success lie in the mind and teach you how to believe in yourself, break the habit of worrying, and take control of your life by taking control of your thoughts and changing your attitude. Norman Vincent Peale was an American minister and author and one of the world’s most widely recognized motivational speakers in the 20th century . His most popular book, The Power of Positive Thinking, has sold over 5 million copies worldwide and takes a Christian perspective and real-world approach to positive psychology. Here are 3 lessons to help you think more positively: 1. Start with confidence and watch your problems shrink. 2. Your world is nothing more than the thoughts you have about your experiences. 3. To live worry-free, first imagine a worry-free life. Lesson 1: Believe in yourself and visualize your goals to see how small your problems are Yes, confidence is important, because if you feel inferior, you’ll act inferior. We ...