Given Up Your New Years Resolution Already? "Just Change It!" Provides Powerful New Ideas and Tools to Anyone Who has Failed at Making a Significant Change Stick

According to change expert Peggy Grall in her new book "Just Change It!", "making a significant personal or professional change is doable, but exactly how to do it remains a mystery for most people." Grall shines a bright light on the path to transformation. She helps her readers construct a doable change plan and points out the dark alleys and danger zones along the way to their goals.

(PRWEB) January 20, 2005 -- On New Years Eve, did you dream of breaking free and starting a new and exciting career in 2005? Or maybe you swore that this would be the year that you would loose weight, quit smoking or get out of debt. Well, hows it going so far?

How often do we say we really want to make a big fat change in our lives, so we set goals, make valiant efforts, and then a few days or weeks later, find ourselves glaringly close to where we began? If its true that "change is the only constant" then why do most of us struggle with it?

According to change expert Peggy Grall in her new book "Just Change It!", "making a significant personal or professional change is doable, but exactly how to do it remains a mystery for most people." Grall shines a bright light on the path to transformation. She helps her readers construct a doable change plan and points out the dark alleys and danger zones along the way to their goals.

"Just Change It!" provides powerful new ideas and tools to anyone who has failed at making a significant change stick. Grall concludes that those who fail to change are probably standing in their own way. Specifically, her theory explores the link between personality style and change and carefully explains the predictable steps that successful changers follow. There are five stages to change, she says, and knowing where you are in the daunting process makes the journey easier to navigate.

Grall believes that personality style is the single biggest influencer to how people make significant changes. Her Change Style Index helps her readers identify their personal change style and demonstrates how their traits can make or break getting through the difficult parts of the change process.

"When you know where you are in the cycle of change," Grall says, "you increase your likelihood of success ten-fold. When you understand your personality traits, you begin to work with them rather than against them. From my experience, when would-be changers understand these keys it makes any change doable."

An international speaker, coach, and author, Grall developed her theories about change by observing and studying thousands of psychotherapy clients, as well as individuals and teams in business settings. She noticed that some people and teams handled change much better than others and set about to identify the process the successful changers followed.

The Toronto Star calls Peggy, "...Smart and funny and a tonic for the transition-challenged." and her book, "...helpful, inspiring and insightful guide to deciding when and how to make changes..."

The Globe & Mail calls Just Change It an, "...easy to read guide to personal change."

"Just Change It!" is supported by a comprehensive workbook and audio CD available at: www.JustChangeIt.com.

About the Author

Peggy Grall is an executive coach and psychotherapist with 20 years experience. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology & Anthropology, from the University of Guelph, has completed a Counseling Internship with the Toronto Institute Of Human Relations, and holds Leadership Certification in 16 areas related to her work, such as; Crisis Intervention, Group Facilitation, Employee Relations & HR. She is currently completing Corporate Coach Universitys Certified Coaching program, which trains individuals from around the world in advanced corporate coaching skills. Peggy has helped thousands of people navigate the big fat changes in their lives, both at home and at work.

Peggy is an internationally recognized key-note speaker on the subjects of: Change Management and Conflict Resolution. Her e-zine, "Change Bytes", is read by over 1000 business leaders monthly. She is currently the Editor in Chief of "Psychologica", the trade magazine of The Association of Mental Health Professionals and she has co-authored, "Professionally Speaking", a valuable guide to would-be presenters. Peggys booklet, "19 Hopeful Hints for Managing the Big Fat Changes in Your Life" is a hit with her clients. Her new book, "Just Change It: the Fast Track Guide for Personal & Professional Renewal" with an accompanying workbook, has recently been released and is getting rave revues!

Peggy has appeared on City Line, CHC, CTV and Cogeco Cable. She has also been a guest on Magazine Radio, CHFI and other radio stations.     

For additional information please contact:

Peggy Grall

Peggy Grall & Associates Inc.

(905) 876-0149

(416) 949-6698

www.JustChangeIt.com

p.grall@JustChangeIt.com

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