Change takes you out of your comfort zone. So it is understandable to resist making changes until life challenges you. People in the Challenge stage:

• Have no conscious intention of changing.
• Get defensive when others suggest changes.
• Resist efforts of others to motivate you to change.
• Still believe the cons outweigh the pros of change.

The first stage in personal change, Challenge, ends when you face the challenge and consider that you may need to change. That may happen because:

• you learn something new by reading an article
• have an experience that upsets you such as an old friend commenting on your weight gain
• you develop a cough from smoking that won't go away
• your more organized co-worker gets promoted instead of you

To move beyond this first stage you only need to consider making some changes - to accept the challenge.

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