Habits can be hard to break. They can also be easy to make. You may want to begin creating better habits, such as eating healthier, cutting out sugar or alcohol, working out more, or even just being present with your family.
Building a habit starts with a DECISION. Make the decision to START somewhere. Creating habits starts small. Don't try to shoot for the stars to begin with, because you're more likely to get frustrated by not seeing immediate success and then quit. Break that big goal into little goals, and then figure out the best starting place.
Once you get started, you need to COMMIT to the decision and find the DETERMINATION to be repetitive in your actions. Habits aren't created overnight. You need to push yourself to take action daily. Once you've done this regularly for a period of time, you'll begin to realize that you don't have to THINK about it so much.
At that stage, when it becomes REFLEXIVE then that's when the habit is forming. Think about routine things in your life, such as brushing your teeth or driving to work. Those are all habits that you've created by doing the same actions on a repetitive basis. By following this order: Making a decision, committing to taking action, having determination to follow through repetitively, and then doing the work, you'll create a habit!
After you've created your habit, evaluate ways you can progress. That could be tackling a different aspect in your life, or moving onto the next phase of your goal to meet your big long term goal! Progress is a journey, not an ending point. Through my journey, I've made progress by making small changes to my diet, swapping out ingredients to improve the nutritional content of my meals, and setting alarms to get out of bed and workout. over the past 2 years I've seen huge physical progress and that translates into mental and emotional progress as well.
If you need help, reach out! I'd love to help you with goal setting and helping you with your commitment to creating those new healthy habits.
