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Can People Change?

Can People Change?

Depends on what you believe.

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Jeanette Brown
Jul 20, 2023
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I just had a group coaching call in which a very smart human shared her belief that people don’t change.

Many very smart humans have shared that belief with me over the years. Especially people trying to get me to give up on people I believed could change.

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I believe people can change.

Because I have witnessed it.

I have also witnessed a lot of people not change.

Because they didn’t want to change.

When you want to change, you believe change is possible.

When you believe change is possible, change is possible.

We are what we believe.

I DO NOT believe I can change other people. Just that people are capable of change.

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