How to Change Absolutely Anything: Practical Techniques to Make Real and Lasting Changes

by Damian Hughes, Bill Piggins (Illustrator)

Overview

Everyone wants to change something about their life. These changes can be as simple as finding a way to eliminate some of life’s little annoyances from the day-to-day or as profound as finally taking action towards achieving a lifelong ambition. Regardless of where you fall on this spectrum, if you’re serious about changing your life, you need to answer these fundamental questions: What change do you want to make? How are you going to do it?

In this book you will learn all you need to make real and lasting changes to just about anything in your life—no matter the problem and no matter your goal. Uncover life-changing secrets, mindsets, and practical techniques, such as:

• Making first impressions
• Crafting how others perceive you
• The power of emotions
• Controlling your feelings
• Reacting to change
• Being flexible
• Promoting change through your core beliefs
• Avoiding mistakes that impede positive change
• Understanding influences
• Taking action

You can read it cover to cover or just peruse its wealth of tips and tricks if ever you’re facing a challenge and need some sharp advice or keen inspiration to spur change forward. Whichever approach you take, you’ll feel empowered, emboldened, energized, and ready to steamroll any obstacles, overcome even the harshest objections, and learn how to affect change in whatever you set your mind to.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626363366
Publisher:	Allworth
Publication date:	05/01/2013
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Damian Hughes is the author of four bestselling books, Liquid Thinking, Liquid Leadership, The Survival Guide to Change, and Change Catalyst. He is also the founder of LiquidThinker, a motivating consulting group, which uses proven methods by great leaders and achievers to help businesses, teams, and individuals exact the changes they wish to see. He is a professor of human resource management and organizational behavior at Manchester Metropolitan University in England.

Table of Contents

Introduction xi

1 Create the right first impression: approaching change in a way that makes the journey smoother 3

2 Decide how you want to be perceived: using what you say and do to win over others 13

3 Recognise the power of emotions: avoiding the emotional triggers that may jeopardise change 31

4 Address the four big needs: controlling your feelings to influence change 45

5 Understand your reaction to change: interpreting the facts of a situation to determine the outcome 67

6 Anticipate how those around you will react to change: learning to be flexible to get the support you need 77

7 Examine your beliefs: using your beliefs to promote change 95

8 Avoid belief traps: spotting the most common mistakes that hinder change 103

9 Be aware of where you're sitting: understanding what influences you to find the key to change 117

10 Take action: over to you… 133

Personal postscript 138