We want change!! Do we, really?

During the last presidential campaign there was a lot of talk about how the American people want change and how a sizeable percentage of voters believed that the US was on the wrong path. OK, that's fine as far as it goes. But, it begs the question, "Change what?" Government, culture, self? What really is in need of change?
It seems to me that many folks look to President Obama as THE agent of change. But, as one foreign commentator said, 'America elected a President, not a magician.' Do we want change with all the pain and sacrifice that real change requires, or do we want 'no muss, no fuss' change where only the externals change?
If we want that kind of change, we can all just sit back and let the government impose "change" on the rest of us. But, if we want real, honest to god change, we, the people, must change first.
Are we up to the challenge? For real change to happen, we, the people have to put up or shut up.