New habits, new life
Looking to make some changes? Start small. Start now. Repeat.
Starting a new habit or kicking an old one is deceptively difficult. How we spend our days is how we spend our life.
Motivation and willpower can only get us so far.
It's the ability to follow through and persist in new habits that are most important in starting or changing a habit.
Habits don't work just by people making a conscious decision to change . They form only slowly as we learn by doing.
Get enough sleep
Don't underestimate the importance of sleep when looking to improve any aspect of your life. It's hard to have the willpower to tackle anything when you're too tired. Lack of sleep leads to a host of challenges including mood, memory, pain sensitivity, and immune functions.
And lack of sleep can also cause weight gain and procrastination. In fact, many people site the simple reason of being too tired as a reason for delaying a project.
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Start small and start now
Trying to rush through something is one of the quickest ways to get discouraged and quit. The calendar date or seasonal event the snow effect on the success of a project. Don't wait for the new year or first day or a new season. Just take the first step.
Rather than being overwhelmed by the anticipated goal, focus on short-term goals. If you want to run a marathon start by running a 5k. Don't underestimate the importance of convenience when trying to form a new habit.
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Repeat, repeat, repeat
About 40% of our behaviors are repeated daily. Many of us wake up at the same time, have the same morning and bedtime routine, and check email at the same time. We become comfortable, which makes it harder to change.
Our brains start to form habits when we repeat the same actions over and over. Once we have repeated it not it becomes our automatic, go to response.
If you want to add habit into your life, you may need to adjust a routine to find the time for a new one. Takes about two to four months of doing something insistently to form or break a habit.
Change the circumstance or location
Don't underestimate the importance of convenience when trying to form new habits. People who joined a gym close to their house were five times more likely to go then people who had to travel longer distances. When is easy we do it more often.
Simply moving or avoiding the physical location of something can have a powerful impact on our behavior. Life changes make for the perfect opportunity to add a new habit. You no longer perceive old choose to repeat old actions.
Set a schedule, find partner
Having a plan is key to a successful have it. Habits grow strongest and fastest when they repeated in predictable ways, putting an activity on a schedule tends to lock us into doing it.
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I can help support and motivate you to improve health, energy, vitality, self-esteem, happiness, and overall well-being.
You'll achieve sustainable results to create positive habits, improve food and lifestyle choices, and take responsibility for your own health.
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