Are you tired of setting goals only to find yourself stuck, struggling to make real, lasting progress? Do you often wonder why it's so easy to talk about change, but so hard to actually make it happen? If you've tried countless one-size-fits-all approaches without success, it's time for a new strategy.

"Katy Milkman on How to Change for the Better" from Personal Development ProSkills.training is your essential guide to understanding the inner workings of behavioral change and successfully achieving your goals. Led by behavioral scientist and Wharton professor Katy Milkman, author of How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be, this comprehensive 10-lesson, 13-page course, complete with graded assessments, will equip you with science-backed strategies to overcome common barriers to change.

Just as tennis legend Andre Agassi transformed his career by tailoring his game to his opponent's weaknesses rather than seeking perfection, this course teaches that the key to positive life change is understanding your "internal opponents" – the specific barriers standing in your way – and then tailoring your tactics to conquer them.

You'll discover how to navigate typical obstacles such as:

• Lack of self-confidence
• Finding goal pursuit unpleasant
• Lack of motivation to get started
• Forgetfulness
• Insufficient social support
• Falling back on unhelpful habits
• Impulsivity

This course provides a robust toolkit of proven strategies to foster lasting change:

• Harness the Fresh Start Effect: Capitalize on moments that feel like new beginnings – such as New Year's, birthdays, or the start of a new week – to feel distanced from past failures and boost optimism. Learn how to create your own "clean slate" to kick things off.
• Embrace Temptation Bundling: Make the process of change enjoyable by pairing a behavior you want to do (like listening to your favorite podcast) with a behavior you should do (like cooking healthy meals or exercising).
• Utilize Commitment Devices: Increase your odds of success by making it unpleasant or financially risky to fail. Explore "hard" commitments (like risking money) and "soft" commitments (like public pledges) to combat procrastination and temptation.
• Create Cue-Based Plans: Overcome forgetfulness by linking your intention with a specific cue. By declaring "When ___ happens, I'll do ___," you create automatic reminders for desired actions.
• Follow the Path of Least Resistance: Leverage human laziness to your advantage. Make desired behaviors easier through repetition until they become automatic habits, or by setting up "set it and forget it" systems that make good choices the default.
• Develop Elastic Habits: Counter-intuitively, strict routines can be counterproductive. Learn how incorporating flexibility into your habits helps them "stickier" and more robust when life throws curveballs.
• Leverage the Power of Giving Advice: Boost your own confidence and motivation by sharing your wisdom with others. Giving advice helps you realize your capability and encourages you to follow your own counsel.
• Harness Your Social Circle: Understand how your peers subtly yet powerfully shape your behavior. Discover how emulating others' successes and feeling accountable to your community can drive positive change.

This course emphasizes that achieving transformative behavioral change is akin to treating a chronic condition, requiring a lifetime of consistent effort and tailored strategies, rather than a quick fix. By identifying what works for you and sticking to it, lasting change is within reach.

Don't let internal obstacles hold you back any longer. Enrol today to build a personalized strategy for success and change for the better!