Is it possible to free yourself from bad habits? Can people really change in any meaningful andlost-lasting way? Can I change myself? The answer to each of these questions is “yes.” But youcan’t change in 24 hours, as some programs and self-help books promise.My research, as well as my experience and common sense, tell me that anyone can change, butat the same time, I know that people need a compelling reason to change.What does it mean to change? To change means to establish new priorities—to choose abehavior that’s different from the one we’re using now. David Lucero is stuck on the street,waiting for a solution that doesn’t exist. When a real solution is right in front of his nose, hecan’t see it.