Many leaders want to change self-defeating behaviors and beliefs, but desire isn’t enough. Here are 10 ways to make changes stick:
1) Hire a coach or consult a mentor to help you locate and define the change you wish to make;
2) Brainstorm potential barriers;
3) Plan counter-moves for each potential barrier;
4) Break the steps down in doable, incremental parts;
5) Draft a contract. Write down what you will change, how, and why;
6) Create a reward system that incents you to change;
7) Create a negative incentive that will force you to follow through;
8) Include your team on the change you want to make and ask them to hold you to it;
9) Put the change in your path (Don’t avoid it!);
10) Schedule check-ins with your coach or mentor to reflect on the progress you’ve made.
