Why Is Change So Difficult?

David Krueger, a respected personal coach, sent me this:

Why Is Change So Difficult?

In studies of coronary bypass patients, when their lives are at risk unless they adopt healthier lifestyles, how many do you think change their habits? Only one in nine.
Changing behavior is difficult. What keeps people from doing what they need to do for themselves? What makes it difficult to change, even when someone's life depends on it?

· 70% of health-care costs stem from preventable diseases. (NY Times: The Company Doctor, 6/14/07).
· 70-80% of physician visits are stress related. (US Public Health Survey).
· Stress is the number one reason behind sickness from work (Gee Publishing Survey).
· Stress undermines work productivity in 9 of 10 companies (Industrial Society survey).
· Obesity, diabetes, and heart disease have reached epidemic proportions—and almost all are preventable (American Medical Association).

One answer is to have a clear, specific, step-wise program for change. Every dollar invested in worksite health promotion yields $3.50- 6.00 in return through reduced absenteeism, increased productivity, and decreased health-related costs. (Partnership for Prevention National Coalition)

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