Establish New Habits for Positive Change in 40 Days

Join renowned psychologist Dr. Kelly McGonigal to cultivate the discipline needed to permanently instill new behaviors, in her online program 40 Days to Positive Change.
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When You Enroll in 40 Days to Positive Change, You’ll Enjoy These Benefits:

Lifetime Access to 40 Days of Audio Teachings
Lifetime Access to 40 Days of Audio Teachings
Receive one of the most innovative programs on habit change available—yours to keep forever
Personalized Guidance from a Premier Teacher
Personalized Guidance from a Premier Teacher
Watch TWO previously recorded Q&A sessions with world-renowned psychologist Kelly McGonigal
Supplemental Material to Support Your Growth
Supplemental Material to Support Your Growth
Enjoy TWO valuable bonus gifts—full-length audio programs on the power of compassion and the brain's innate elasticity

Dear friend,

You wanted to go to the gym every night, but the evening scramble got in the way. You tried to eat less fast food, but a hectic work week torpedoed your plans. You intended to read more often, but kept falling asleep in your chair. 

We’ve all been there. All these moments of disappointment have one thing in common: you didn’t have the support you needed to follow through on your intentions. 

I’m here to offer just that—the helping hand necessary to create the change you most desire in life. 

I’ve studied the intricacies of behavioral change for years, and I can confirm that trying to go it alone on even the most minor habit installation is a setup for frustration and failure. 

No matter the habit you’re trying to add, 40 Days to Positive Change is an innovative program that will provide the aid necessary to completely instill it in your life. You’ll progress through a cumulative sequence of 10-to-15-minute daily lessons and associated exercises for growing and cementing your new behavior. Each session introduces a new practice, pointer, or moment of encouragement meant to gently press you through the steps of habit change and over the finish line to a more fulfilling life.

Anyone can change for the better. I’ve seen it firsthand. It is my sincere hope that with 40 Days to Positive Change, you’ll discover that the process of materially improving your life doesn’t need to be one of stress, dissatisfaction, and eventual apathy. 

With the right help, a disciplined process, and a few rewards along the way, you too can take the change that’s waiting in your head and make it into an invigorating reality. 

Enroll in 40 Days to Positive Change today

Supporting you in the journey,

Kelly McGonigal, PhD

When You Enroll in 40 Days to Positive Change, You’ll Receive:

1. Complete Audio Teaching Curriculum

Each day of your journey, Kelly provides a 10-to-15-minute audio teaching session. These lessons are yours to keep forever. Meant to be engaged with in sequence, these sessions will guide you through the theory and applied process of successful positive change.

2. TWO Previously Recorded Q&A Sessions with Kelly McGonigal

Enjoy TWO previously recorded online Q&A sessions with Kelly. 

3. Guided Practices & Exercises

Throughout your journey, Kelly will lead you in practical exercises for initiating and internalizing the change process. These practices can be applied any number of times as you instill newer habits.

4. TWO Bonus Programs

You’ll receive TWO complete, downloadable audio programs to support your learning:

Meditations to Change Your Brain: Rewire Your Neural Pathways to Transform Your Life

Cutting-edge researchers Dr. Rick Hanson and Dr. Richard Mendius present a series of meditations for engaging the neuroplastic possibilities of the brain.

The Science of Compassion: A Modern Approach for Cultivating Empathy, Love, and Connection

In this full-length audio program, Dr. Kelly McGonigal guides you through the scientific evidence that cultivating compassion (for both others and yourself) leads to a more joyful and fulfilling life.

“Through stories and science, McGonigal reveals how to change your mindset and tap into your resources for handling stress.”

Amy Cuddy, PhD
Author of Presence [in praise for The Upside of Stress]

40 Days to Positive Change Provides a Full Toolkit for Initiating the Transformation You Need Most

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Daily Support

Receive the continual encouragement you need to choose and follow through on your new habit.

Cultivate Discipline

Develop the resilience and resolve to move through setbacks and devote yourself fully to the change process.

Knowledge Is Power

Kelly shares the latest scientific research into the mental and physical mechanisms of habit change.

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Lifelong Skills

Once you've completed the program, you can return to the beginning to instill any number of new behaviors.

What You’ll Learn

40 Days to Positive Change is divided into weekly sessions that guide you in choosing, cultivating, and ultimately instilling a new behavior in your life. You will learn:

Week One
Overview

Kelly begins your journey with a detailed summary of the foundations of each stage of habit change.

Sessions:

  • Introduction: How to Use This Program
  • Day 1: Gratitude
  • Day 2: Joy
  • Day 3: Love and Compassion
  • Day 4: Connection to Others
  • Day 5: Celebration
Week Two
Gratitude

In the second week of your course, you’ll discover that gratitude is an essential foundation of initiating personal change.

Sessions:

  • Day 6: Cultivating Gratitude
  • Day 7: Practicing Gratitude
  • Day 8: Power of Gratitude to Fuel Change
  • Day 9: Fueling Your Positive Habit
  • Day 10: Gratitude as a Social Emotion
  • Day 11: Appreciating the Small Steps
  • Day 12: Letter from Your Future Self
Week Three
Joy

During Week Three, you’ll find the happiness that naturally arises during the change process.

Sessions:

  • Day 13: Creating Lasting Habits
  • Day 14: Upward Spiral of Joy
  • Day 15: Naming Your Joy
  • Day 16: Anticipating Future Joy
  • Day 17: Associating Joy with Your Habit
  • Day 18: Connecting to Gratitude and Joy
  • Day 19: Being Rooted in Joy
Week Four
Love and Compassion

We all need affectionate support and compassion as we’re striving to change our lives—especially from within. Our fourth session details how you can be gentle with yourself throughout the process.

Sessions:

  • Day 20: Extending Your Motivation
  • Day 21: Choosing a Phrase of Love and Compassion
  • Day 22: Strengthening the Relationship with Yourself
  • Day 23: Receiving Love and Compassion
  • Day 24: Working with Setbacks
  • Day 25: Connecting Gratitude, Joy, and Love
  • Day 26: Reflections on Love and Compassion
Week Five
Interdependence

As you move into the fifth week of your journey, Kelly reveals that true change doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Learn how your journey will benefit from the help and support of others.

Sessions:

  • Day 27: Finding Support
  • Day 28: Opening to the Support of Others
  • Day 29: Sharing Your Goals
  • Day 30: Being a Part of a Positive Movement
  • Day 31: The Benefits of Interdependence
  • Day 32: Finding Comfort in Routine
  • Day 33: Bringing Your Change Out into the World
Week Six
Celebration

In this final week of teachings, Kelly guides you into the completion of your habit with tips on how to reward yourself and enjoy your achievement.

Sessions:

  • Day 34: Celebration
  • Day 35: Creating a Memento
  • Day 36: Giving Thanks
  • Day 37: Writing a Gratitude Letter
  • Day 38: Connecting the Five States of Mind and Heart
  • Day 39: The Five States of Mind and Heart
  • Day 40: May You Know Peace and Joy

Meet Your Teacher

Kelly McGonigal

Kelly McGonigal, PhD

As a health psychologist and award-winning lecturer at Stanford University, Dr. Kelly McGonigal is a leading expert on the mind-body relationship. Her work integrates the latest findings of psychology, neuroscience, and medicine with contemplative practices of mindfulness and compassion from the traditions of Buddhism and yoga. She is the author of The Willpower Instinct and Yoga for Pain Relief.

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Student Praise for Kelly McGonigal’s Teachings

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"Kelly McGonigal has quickly become a favorite teacher. This series is excellent, with a seamless blending of the latest in neuroscience and the best of the wisdom traditions. I am recommending it to everyone I know."
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"Kelly McGonigal beautifully combines the Eastern teachings with learnings from Western science and delivers something that has immense value. I find myself listening to it over and over again and practicing the techniques. Don't think twice, just get this program."
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"Kelly is a great teacher, with a perfect combination of scientific mind and compassionate heart. It’s very likely you will 'click' with her and remember to actually apply what you learned in your everyday life."
Donnell
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"Kelly McGonigal has quickly become a favorite teacher. This series is excellent, with a seamless blending of the latest in neuroscience and the best of the wisdom traditions. I am recommending it to everyone I know."
Vinny
Vinny
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"Kelly McGonigal beautifully combines the Eastern teachings with learnings from Western science and delivers something that has immense value. I find myself listening to it over and over again and practicing the techniques. Don't think twice, just get this program."
Andrija D.
Andrija D.
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"Kelly is a great teacher, with a perfect combination of scientific mind and compassionate heart. It’s very likely you will 'click' with her and remember to actually apply what you learned in your everyday life."
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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes! 40 Days to Positive Change is meant to help you permanently add a nourishing, helpful habit or behavior to your life. There are no limits on what that habit could be. Indeed, Kelly will guide you in choosing that habit and refining your intentions around it. When you’ve completed your 40-day journey, you can use the guidance, tools, and practices of the program over and over again. 40 Days to Positive Change can be a lifelong resource for a dynamic, ever-shifting life.

Kelly is one of the premier authorities on behavioral change. In 40 Days to Positive Change, she shares the latest psychological and neurological research and reveals the concrete factors that make personal change stick. In addition, even if you are fully up to date on the theory behind this material, it never hurts to have a coach or teacher guiding you—especially in an endeavor as tricky as personal growth.

Absolutely! You can explore 40 Days to Positive Change risk-free for an entire year. If this course fails to meet your expectations for any reason, simply contact Sounds True’s customer service for a full refund.

Sounds True was founded in 1985 by Tami Simon with a clear mission: to disseminate spiritual wisdom. We partner with the leading spiritual teachers on the planet to make their teachings accessible through books, audio programs, online learning experiences, and in-person events.

At Sounds True, we have created the world’s largest living library of transformational teachings that support and accelerate spiritual awakening and personal transformation. We make this living library available on multiple media platforms and in multiple languages for people of today and for future generations.

We provide a trustworthy and safe online home for spiritual explorers, where you can show up with authenticity and meet others on the path. We warmly welcome beginners while remaining true to the depth and challenges of the spiritual journey, as we create shifts in consciousness that unlock our greatest human capacities to love and serve.

 

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Presence FAQ

Can I participate in an Inquiry discussion group?

The Diamond Approach is offering live, online Inquiry groups to accompany this course at a discounted rate — $100 for eight, 90-minute sessions, where you’ll take turns with other students working one-on-one with an expert teacher. This is completely optional and available after purchasing Presence.

 

How do I purchase Presence: Venture into the Heart of Enlightenment?

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How do I access Presence: Venture into the Heart of Enlightenment after I have purchased it?

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I already have the bonus in my library. Can I substitute it for something else?

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How do I know what time live sessions start if I live abroad or in a different time zone?

All events are Eastern Time unless otherwise noted. Here is the schedule. Please use a time zone converter of your choice or thetimezoneconverter.com.

 

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  • If you can’t hear anything, check the two places your volume is controlled. One is your video player and the other is your computer.

 

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The course videos are prerecorded. Videos noted as “Live” are live.

 

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