Mindful Monday - Why Change Is So Hard For People.

About This Talk

With interest rates rising and homes drawing three or four offers instead of ten, Chris offers a refresher on why change feels so hard. People are wired for the status quo, he explains, and the oldest part of the brain treats any change as danger, a pattern he links to epigenetics and traumas passed down through generations. His ask is that listeners pause, notice that old reaction, and choose a more curious and hopeful response.

Key Ideas

• Look for the upside of a change, not the downside, and stay curious about the short-term and long-term opportunities it brings.
• Hold space for events to develop, because rushing to judgment narrows the field of opportunity.
• Start to picture the positive outcomes change could bring, and let that vision grow over time.
• Remember that nothing is random, and that you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be.
• When an old reaction kicks in, pause and take a breath, the way waiting out an urge for ten seconds makes it pass.

“Change is the opportunity for us to advance. It’s the opportunity for us to move forward.”