Step by step
How to put an end to bad habits once and for all? Not through sudden, large-scale changes, but by smaller steps. Many people, for instance, make New Year's resolutions. A large number decide that immediately after New Year's Eve they will start exercising three times a week, go for a run twice a week, count their calorie intake, eat vegetables for their snacks, stop smoking and stop drinking alcohol. By February most of these enthusiastic people are back to their old habits.
As PsychCentral.com states, changing a habit is a lengthy process and it is better to proceed via small steps. Start running in the first month. The next month, modify your diet. Let every change take root. Whatever habits you are trying to change, take things gradually and in stages.
Specific goals
The second crucial piece of advice regarding a change of habits is setting yourself specific goals. Do not just say "I will eat more healthily", "I will work more", "I will improve my performance." What exactly will you eat and when? How much longer will you work, what time will you get up? How many new clients will you find and how will you reach this goal?
Set yourself partial goals, divide your plan into steps and approach them as if on a staircase. A change in habits and personal self-improvement requires discipline and hard work. When we look at successful people, we tend to see only the success but sometimes forget about that part of the iceberg that is hidden beneath the surface.
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