What do you want to change about your life in 2023?  

What kind of changes do you want to make in your life in 2023? Maybe you want to exercise more? Save money? Spend more time with friends who lift your spirits? Or find more joy in your work?  

We all have broad ideas of how life could be better, but it’s hard to change old habits and stick with new goals.  

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a behavioral researcher and a health and wellness coach about how to make change easier by shifting our mindset, picking realistic and inspiring goals and using tips from psychology to stay motivated.

Guests:  

• Ayelet Fishbach is a professor of behavioral science and marketing at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. She’s an expert on motivation and the author of “Get it Done: Surprising Lessons from the Science of Motivation.” 

• Cherie Kroh is a wellness coach and director of the Integrative Health & Wellbeing Coaching Program at the University of Minnesota’s Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing. She also runs her own business, Wellness Coaching Elevated. 

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