Change Anything

The New Science of Personal Success

By: Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler

Narrated by: Joseph Grenny

Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

A stunning new approach to how individuals can not only change their lives for the better in the workplace, but also their lives away from the office, including (but not limited to) finding ways to improve one's working relationship with others, one's overall health, outlook on life, and so on.

For example, why is it that 95% of all diet attempts fail? Why do New Year's Resolutions last no more than a few days? Why can't people with good intentions seem to make consistent and positive strides in the way they want to improve their careers, financial fitness, physical fitness, and so on?

Based upon the latest research in a number of psychological and medical fields, the authors of Change Anything will show that traditional will-power is not necessarily the answer to these strivings, that people are affected in their behaviors by far more subtle influences. Change Anything shows how individuals can come to understand these powerful and influential forces, and how to put these forces to work in a positive manner that brings real and meaningful results.

The authors present an array of everyday examples that will change and truly empower you to reexamine the way you go about your business and life.

©2011 Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler (P)2011 Hachette Audio

Excellent Source for Change

The authors' focus on change mechanisms and their concept of the listener as both scientist and subject are compelling. They give logical ideas for change based on the work of Albert Bandura, well-known in some circles for his work on self-efficacy - a perfect springboard for this kind of book. I finished with tangible ideas for making changes in my life and access to their website to help me make those changes. My life is already better for having just finished this audiobook.

Decades of research - One complete plan

Any additional comments?

No simple to follow "secrets to success". Just all the pieces you need to put in place if you want to change yourself.

👏 wonderful!

Very valuable information, I will be applying these techniques in different facets of my life!

Great book and insights

Loved it. Learned a lot and has lots of practical strategies that you can actually implement.

A good self-improvement book

A non-fiction book on how to improve behavior. Most examples were on conquering unhealthy habits with higher level thought, planning, and practice. Finances, relationships, diet, exercise, and addictions were described as being products of various influences. Internal personal influences and social influences were described as factors to be assessed for change. Routines for changing the patterns were described as a means of encouraging new good habits to replace old bad ones.

I only found the specifics slightly useful, although a good review on why some habits are good for health and some aren't. I was able to abstract and generalize some good principles on the various influences though. Through the description, I was able to be more conscious of the various factors that create habits, and even dispositions and beliefs. Finally, I liked the "be your own social scientist" perspective, as that was a decided improvement over the "opponent social scientist" perspective encouraged so often on television propaganda and academic environments

Change Anything

Fabulous!! Absolutely a must read! I recommend this book to anyone who wants to improve and change their behavior.

Practical, realistic advice for making changes

Where does Change Anything rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

One of the best!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Change Anything?

I was most impacted by the idea of crucial moments and vital behaviors.

Have you listened to any of Joseph Grenny’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No.

What did you learn from Change Anything that you would use in your daily life?

I'm using the concepts to work toward some extremely challenging goals this year. The idea that you can identify and plan for your most tempting or challenging moments was a big breakthrough for me.

Any additional comments?

Loved the reader!

One of the best books I have read on change

One of the best books I have read on change. Their theory is that willpower for change is overrated. Then they go through a systematic way to approach change which is very uplifting. The power of this book comes from the way they made this theory so easy to understand and apply. Love that the second half of the book is detailed examples. I have found all Kerry Patterson???s books to be excellent.

Some Good Advice

Many of the things are similar to other books I've read, but there a several gems of insight that I liked. Such as "distance and distraction" and "turn a bad day into good data"... Well worth listening too.

Interesting and useful

Probably you are going to hear things you already know but it is a valuable systematization of research and practice on personal change. I highly recommend it.