What Are You Protecting By Staying the Same? (Dwayne Smith)

What Are You Protecting By Staying the Same? (Dwayne Smith)

Published: March 12, 2026

Duration: 36:43

We sit down with Dwayne Smith, host of the What Changed? podcast, for a real conversation about the question most of us avoid when we feel stuck:“What am I protecting by staying the same?”

Dwayne unpacks why willpower-based change so often fails, and why the real work is an identity shift—from “I’m trying to stop…” to “I’m the kind of person who doesn’t…”

He also shares a key leadership turning point: realizing you can’t motivate people, you can only create an environment that is motivating. If you’re in a season where your life loo...