Why is it so easy to follow a bad habit and yet so difficult to create new good ones?
I don’t mean our daily habits – such as wake up time, work day start, or walking the dog.
I mean making the wrong choices – overeating, choosing the wrong food, drinking, watching too much TV, skipping the gym, etc.
Our commitment and attitude are so important as we strive to improve a part of our lives.
Reviewing our goal every day is essential. Remember the saying – out of sight, out of mind.
This is very true in this instance. We must keep reminding ourselves of our goals.
WHAT do we want to change.
WHY do we want to make the change.
WHEN will we achieve our goal.
If you haven’t written down your goals and placed them in a prominent place, get it done.
We must keep focused on our goals every day.
One simple technique I use to create a new habit, I call “just this one time”
Some say habits take 28 days to become ingrained. But I find. I hit the wall about 21 days and can easily give up.
So I remind myself of the saying “just this one time”. It then is a time by time choice. I am not thinking about the next 28-30 days but just what choices I make today.
This is especially true with my food choices. When available, I know I always order the french fries. Once I began saying “just this one time”, it was so much easier than thinking I can not eat fries again.
Try this approach when you are too tempted to skip a workout, ignore a task, reach for that extra glass of wine or choose the wrong foods.
