Roger Hebden (1995) expresses the forces of change as a simple formula:
pain + desire = change


http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/content/RationalEdge/jan02/ProcessImprovementJan02.pdf

Seven Habits of Highly Effective People:

Habit 1 - Be Proactive
Habit 2 - Begin with the End in Mind
Habit 3 - Put First Things First
Habit 4 - Think "Win-Win"
Habit 5 - Seek First to Understand ... Then to Be Understood
Habit 6 - Synergize
Habit 7 - Sharpen the Saw