Can people change?

Someone asked me recently if people can change.

Of course, we can. If we couldn’t there would be no point doing therapy, getting coaching, or learning anything new.

We have to believe that we can change, and that therefore others can change.

And … mostly people don’t.

There’s a saying that has a lot of truth to it: when someone shows you who they are, believe them.

So live believing people can change. Give people the opportunity to. See the best in people. But realise that when it happens, it’s the exception rather than the norm.