by Parker Houston | Jan 30, 2020 | How People Change
*This post contains elements of prior posts, but is a new post! The Big Idea— Most people try to make changes in their lives by using willpower while ignoring the environments they place themselves in. But research plainly shows that willpower is like a muscle that...
by Parker Houston | Jan 23, 2020 | How People Change
We are in a series about how people change. In working with my own coach, today’s topic has helped me personally more than almost any other mechanism—exposing the inner saboteur. Furthermore, the people I have coached in the past few years have universally identified...
by Parker Houston | Jan 16, 2020 | How People Change
“Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It’s quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure.” -Thomas Watson, CEO IBM Today I want to share some ideas from research about experimentation and failure that have dramatically impacted...
by Parker Houston | Jan 9, 2020 | How People Change
As a leader, you need to understand how people change for 2 primary reasons: First—You must continue to grow yourself in order to lead. If others outpace you in growth, you won’t be the leader for long. You cannot separate growth and leadership. Second—You need to...
by Parker Houston | Jan 5, 2020 | How People Change
Today’s Big Idea: We all have a kind of emotional immune system that may be hidden from our awareness and preventing us from making changes we want to make in our lives. Today we will explore Harvard research that illuminates this habit we all have. In their book...
