{"id":3265,"date":"2016-04-19T21:47:44","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T04:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/?p=3265"},"modified":"2019-02-18T20:55:15","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T04:55:15","slug":"change-or-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/education\/pwi-co-lab-staff\/change-or-die\/","title":{"rendered":"Change or Die?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Opening Insights<\/h2>\n

There comes a point in all our lives when we stand face to face with the reality\/necessity that we must\u00a0either change or die<\/strong>.\u00a0 You may be alarmed to know that according to research done by Johns Hopkins University, 9 out of 10 people will not change even if their lives depend on it.<\/strong>*\u00a0 So many of us want to change, but we often find ourselves quickly reverting back to our old ways.<\/p>\n

Informational Insights<\/h2>\n

Psychology tells us that in order to make a change we need to change our beliefs.<\/strong>\u00a0 Therapy attempts to help people change their beliefs and shift their belief structure. \u00a0This approach assumes that there is something wrong<\/em> with our beliefs and they need<\/em> to be changed. \u00a0For many of us this is a true statement, because our beliefs are formed from the age of 0 to 7.\u00a0 As a result, 99.9% of our beliefs were not conscious choices. Rather, they were formed as a result of influences from our environments and our need to adapt and survive<\/em> within them. \u00a0However, the approach to change by simply changing one’s beliefs is fundamentally flawed.<\/p>\n

Lasting change and belief structure shifts are only possible when we focus on what really matters to us – our values<\/strong>. \u00a0Values are absolute truths that we are all born with.\u00a0 The undeniable truth of honesty, selflessness, understanding, purity of intention, love, trust, innocence and curiosity are seen in the eyes of every newborn babe.\u00a0 When we are able to choose, connect, live and experience life through our values<\/strong>, then change is possible.<\/p>\n

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The path to and back to values is one of letting go and walking forward. \u00a0It is a process of individual and collective unity, commitment and growth. It is one of Pocket Wisdom Insights\u2026\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

*Source: \/\/www.fastcompany.com\/52717\/change-or-die<\/p>\n

Possibilities for Consideration<\/h2>\n

Take a moment and examine\u2026<\/h3>\n