It isn’t the work itself that is ever the issue; it is the mind pushing us away from what needs to get done that needs to be leashed.
…and no wonder the one thing that is the most difficult to change is ones own Self!
One should not even attempt at changing others for only you are in control of you and no one else. What those in a position to do so can and should do is plant seeds of change through providing tools to enable the change to happen when the time is right, when the soil is fertile, ripe and ready to absorb the invaluable nutrients.
Even though the tools are there, one needs the awareness to understand what those tools are trying to tell them. The awareness may be as superficial as the recognition that “this is good” and “wow” and “I agree,” and one may be even forever thanking for what they “see” as tools, but the reality is that this recognition is not sufficient to initiate the change or sustain the recognition of the motivation for the change.
My own personal experience tells me that at any point that I have desired a change, (which I do on a consistent basis); it has taken tremendous effort, will power, determination, consistent, unwavering focus on what I desire and the action towards the change. An action does not get done when the act itself is pushed away by the mind consistently, and that is where the real work is! It isn’t the work itself that is ever the issue; it is the mind pushing us away from what needs to get done that needs to be leashed. We spend most of our time struggling with trying to push the wavering and playful mind back onto track than on the actual action. We need to consistently work on our mind. :)