Set a goal, and in small, consistent steps, work to reach it. Get support from your peers when you start flagging. Repeat. You will change.
You gain converts by winning at something the existing provider didn't think was so important.
Saying no to loud people gives you the resources to say yes to important opportunities.
Things that look like shortcuts are actually detours (disguised as less work).
The resistance is not something to be avoided, it's something to seek out.
If failure is not an option, neither is success. Innovation is just repeated failure till you come up with something that works.