Eliminating Bad Habits

Bad habits really put the brakes on your progress. They’re like making the same mistake over and over again. Practice these strategies to get back on the road to freedom.

• Deal with one challenge at a time. You can eliminate another habit each month
  

• Be a scientist. Be curious and adopt the perspective of doing an experiment. There’s less drama and bias that way.

• What benefit does your bad habit give you? Find a positive replacement that provides the same or a similar benefit.

• Set up reminders

• Tell your friends and they’ll help you reach your goal

• Remove your triggers

• Be consistent. Try to do your replacement habit daily

• Remember the pain. Each day, ask yourself what it will mean if you don’t stop indulging in your bad habit. Visualize the likely outcome.

• Focus on the pleasure. Each day, also ask yourself what it will mean if you eliminate or replace your bad habit. Visualize the likely outcome of this scenario.

• Do your very best for a month. In 30 days you can eliminate a bad habit and create a new, positive habit.

• Avoid being too hard on yourself. It might take a couple of tries to get the new habit to stick. Just adjust your approach and keep on going.