When faced with a decision to make, some people feel paralyzed. They have a hard dealing with change. This exercise will help you see the obstacles to the change you would like to make.

1. Resistance to Change
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2. Introduction
✤ Some us are very uncomfortable with change. This
exercise is useful because it helps see on paper what are
the fears associated with a decision you want/need to
make and what are your motivations.

3. Introduction
✤ You want to identify the forces for and against a decision.

4. The Lay Out
✤ Use a sheet of paper where you need to draw a standing
rectangle and arrows on both side of the rectangle. In the
centre, notes the plan, decision, or situation you are
dealing with.
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5. worksheet
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6. worksheet
In the right column, list
all the forces against
change. In the left
column, list all the
forces for change.
Then assign to each
point a score from 1
(weak) to 5 (strong).
Note the total under
each column.

7. Example
✤ Here is an example of a person who wants to eat in a
healthier way.

8. Example

9. Analysis
✤ If the forces against change are considerably stronger
than the forces for change, it is probably not a good idea,
or not the right time.
✤ If the forces are balanced, then you will find yourself stuck
in a transition zone where there’s a desire for change but
too much resistance to make it happen. In that case, using
your chart, you can work on

10. Work with the information
✤ 1. Reducing the forces against change by addressing
every point in the right column.
✤ 2. Strengthening the forces for change.

11. Work with the information
✤ In our example, for the force
against change “Tired at the
end of the day”, the person
can decide to wash and prep
the fruits and vegetables in
one go, and store them in
Tupperware so that way, it’ll
take less time and effort to
prepare a healthy dinner
after a long day at work.
That force against change
will go from a 5 to a 1.

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