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Can People Really Change?

David Lucero knows where he wants to go: He wants to go to El Paso, Texas.
David is about sixty years old, I think. For the last three months, he has been living on a sidewalk across the street from a Greyhound bus station.

I don’t know how long David has been homeless. He is one of America’s walking wounded— mentally ill, unable to take care of himself, unable to cope with the business of life. He is always happy to talk, although you have to repeat yourself a few times before he can understand you:


Table of Contents:
Introduction
Can People Really Change?
Establishing new priorities
The six stages in the process of self-change
Stage 1
Removing the Blinders
Self-destructive behavior
Stage 2
Awareness—When You Know You Have a Problem
Danger signs
Getting unstuck
Stage 3
Planning Your Personal D-Day
Preparing for a total lifestyle change
Beware of procrastination
Stage 4
Attacking the Problem
How to defeat daily temptations
Reward yourself
Stage 5
Winning the Battle
What causes people to relapse?
Stage 6
Free at Last!
Our potential for change