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Originally Posted by Stu  Glad to see you mentioning neuroplasticity Bruce  I'm definitely of the opinion that neuroplasticity is the way we change our brains and hence our habits, personality, traits, etc... ( What Neuroplasticity can Teach us About Personal Growth )
The thing is, like Bruce alludes to, change isn't easy. And the bigger the change, the harder it is to do. I think just about any change, no matter how drastic, is possible, but you either have to be highly motivated by external factors or else have a lot of internal, self-propelled motivation to make those big changes happen. |
Yes. "Change" is certainly possible, but in terms of re-wiring an entire personality network (and it literally is like that--it's a network of synapses in your brain, kind of like a tapestry woven together), it will be extremely, extremely difficult (not to mention a huge waste of potential).
The hidden goal behind all strengths-theory is that it's all about effectiveness and how people can be most effective. So, with effectiveness prioritised, it is highly ineffective to try and change your personality (and when I say "personality", I am referring to talents in the Marcus Buckingham, Gallup sense).
You will, however, get a lot of leeway from working from your talents when you're trying to change anything. When you do, you acknowledge the most dominant parts of your mental network, and you'll be using all of that existing architecture (i.e. your talents) to make the changes. Your talents won't change, but perhaps the way they express themselves and the way they interact with other neurons in your brain will. (I'm not a biology expert here--yet!--so I can only speak generally and conceptually.)
So feel free to go change away if you really must. Just know that you have the most potential for contribution, and the most capacity for almost anything you can name, when you're aligned with your talents and honing them into strengths with skills and knowledge. When you do that, everybody wins.