Here is a great way to start !
None of us are perfect. We all come with our bag of flaws and guess what, some of us are pretty proud of it too ! People who know what I mean can stop reading right from here. :p Just kidding.
The truth is, as we grow and learn about ourselves, we figure that we have some good and some bad habits and we actively make attempts to change it but always leave midway because of many reasons such as :
1. Laziness
2. Inconsistency
3. Fear of failure
4. Low self confidence
5. Zero will power
6. Strong reason to pursue it in the first place
7. Time constraints
I am trying to put up the major ones up here, but there could be whole lot of reasons to give up.
The way we are, our attitude towards life also plays a huge role in shaping our habits. Whatever maybe the reason and whoever you are i am pretty confident of one thing, that we are all normal and we all have a potential to carve our lives the way we want, all we need to do is, press the Go-Get-It buttons placed in our heads.
Having said that, I would love to share some interesting tips which will strongly help you shift your habits on a daily basis, these could be a game changer if you are consistent, and honestly if you really want it, you will have it.Take action towards it and see the difference
5 ways to develop a habit :
Focus on short term goals
It is very important that we understand the value of little things, for you to believe and achieve bigger things you first need to achieve and believe in smaller goals. For example :
Don't
>set your alarm at 5 am on day one,
>write your biggest dream today
>focus on the weight you want to loose in life
>start an extremely difficult diet plan all of a sudden and starve
>exercise like there is no tomorrow
>start saving money like you have no expense for the rest of the month
>Stop performing at your current job and aggressively start running after your dreams !
So basically, I am not saying that you should not think about your long term goals right now or lose all hopes. All I am saying is, you need a strategy, a well thought and a more practical plan.
> Set your alarm to 6 am for starters, and eventually start to modify the cycle of sleep and wake up time
>Write the next one week plan, break it down into parts
>Celebrate small successes, try to lose 5 pounds in the beginning and proud on completing stage one to success
> Start a once a week fasting, start eating light dinners, treat yourself by eating your favourite dessert once a week (Trust me its far more satisfying than having sweets everyday).
> Take up beginners exercises, focus on major problem areas and start to work on them at first. (Tip: Cardiovascular exercises like bicycling, swimming, skipping, running,brisk walking are always easier to start and affects most of your muscles)
>Increase the percentage of savings, on a weekly basis
>Perform better at your current job, and collect client appreciation letters, cover letter from your seniors and use it as a tool to get at a better shot at your next job interview.
Track your performance
If you have heard a famous saying ... "Try to be better than who you were yesterday".
It is very important to keep a notice of your day to day activities, it is obviously easier to plan better and extremely motivating to see a difference in day 1 and Day 15 results.
The best way to do this is by writing down, creating excel to record, mark calendar,use timer, appropriate machines to measure performance perfectly. But if you find it difficult to keep a track of things in organized manner or detailed manner then the best thing is to right it down. It is easy, takes two minutes, and recorded under written date so you know where were you 7 days back or 15 days back.
Document it
I can't push enough on how important it is to write down What You Want ?
It is said that when you write your goals, you are 50 percent there already. I don't know there is something about writing your plans, that it immediately starts provoking actions and it really does help you get there. Maybe it has something to do with your psychology, but it works !
Do it anyway
You need to understand one thing, it is not necessary to give up on your old habits starting from day one. Start applying your new habits alongside your old habits. It is fine. You need to start somewhere, that is more important and eventually you will see the old habits taking back seat.
So for example, you are a smoker but you want to start building your stamina by exercising. In this case, you can reduce the number of smokes by let's say 10 percent than your normal routine and start exercising for about 20 mins a day for starters. Now, this is a very vague situation but try to focus on the point I am trying to make here. Coming back, when you start to exercise, you will notice that you start panting easily it will be difficult, but you will also see the change in your skin, it will start to look fresh and you will start to feel more productive in few days. When you see these amazing shifts in your lifestyle, you will feel less and less need to smoke or any other habit like drink, or sleep too much, or binge eating etc.
So focus on the pressing that button "Go-Get-It". Start from somewhere, anywhere. But start.
Celebrate your success
Like I have mentioned in the first step, celebrate the short term successes. The short term achievements are the most important ones, because they pave the way to your big success. It's not the destination it's the journey that makes it worth remembering.
Do not underestimate the power of your little milestones. But make sure you don't go overboard. Just celebrate enough to be motivated for your next milestone !
I hope this post was helpful for you, I am open to your feedback and learning.
Thank you ! :)
None of us are perfect. We all come with our bag of flaws and guess what, some of us are pretty proud of it too ! People who know what I mean can stop reading right from here. :p Just kidding.
The truth is, as we grow and learn about ourselves, we figure that we have some good and some bad habits and we actively make attempts to change it but always leave midway because of many reasons such as :
1. Laziness
2. Inconsistency
3. Fear of failure
4. Low self confidence
5. Zero will power
6. Strong reason to pursue it in the first place
7. Time constraints
I am trying to put up the major ones up here, but there could be whole lot of reasons to give up.
The way we are, our attitude towards life also plays a huge role in shaping our habits. Whatever maybe the reason and whoever you are i am pretty confident of one thing, that we are all normal and we all have a potential to carve our lives the way we want, all we need to do is, press the Go-Get-It buttons placed in our heads.
Having said that, I would love to share some interesting tips which will strongly help you shift your habits on a daily basis, these could be a game changer if you are consistent, and honestly if you really want it, you will have it.Take action towards it and see the difference
5 ways to develop a habit :
Focus on short term goals
It is very important that we understand the value of little things, for you to believe and achieve bigger things you first need to achieve and believe in smaller goals. For example :
Don't
>set your alarm at 5 am on day one,
>write your biggest dream today
>focus on the weight you want to loose in life
>start an extremely difficult diet plan all of a sudden and starve
>exercise like there is no tomorrow
>start saving money like you have no expense for the rest of the month
>Stop performing at your current job and aggressively start running after your dreams !
So basically, I am not saying that you should not think about your long term goals right now or lose all hopes. All I am saying is, you need a strategy, a well thought and a more practical plan.
> Set your alarm to 6 am for starters, and eventually start to modify the cycle of sleep and wake up time
>Write the next one week plan, break it down into parts
>Celebrate small successes, try to lose 5 pounds in the beginning and proud on completing stage one to success
> Start a once a week fasting, start eating light dinners, treat yourself by eating your favourite dessert once a week (Trust me its far more satisfying than having sweets everyday).
> Take up beginners exercises, focus on major problem areas and start to work on them at first. (Tip: Cardiovascular exercises like bicycling, swimming, skipping, running,brisk walking are always easier to start and affects most of your muscles)
>Increase the percentage of savings, on a weekly basis
>Perform better at your current job, and collect client appreciation letters, cover letter from your seniors and use it as a tool to get at a better shot at your next job interview.
Track your performance
If you have heard a famous saying ... "Try to be better than who you were yesterday".
It is very important to keep a notice of your day to day activities, it is obviously easier to plan better and extremely motivating to see a difference in day 1 and Day 15 results.
The best way to do this is by writing down, creating excel to record, mark calendar,use timer, appropriate machines to measure performance perfectly. But if you find it difficult to keep a track of things in organized manner or detailed manner then the best thing is to right it down. It is easy, takes two minutes, and recorded under written date so you know where were you 7 days back or 15 days back.
Document it
I can't push enough on how important it is to write down What You Want ?
It is said that when you write your goals, you are 50 percent there already. I don't know there is something about writing your plans, that it immediately starts provoking actions and it really does help you get there. Maybe it has something to do with your psychology, but it works !
Do it anyway
You need to understand one thing, it is not necessary to give up on your old habits starting from day one. Start applying your new habits alongside your old habits. It is fine. You need to start somewhere, that is more important and eventually you will see the old habits taking back seat.
So for example, you are a smoker but you want to start building your stamina by exercising. In this case, you can reduce the number of smokes by let's say 10 percent than your normal routine and start exercising for about 20 mins a day for starters. Now, this is a very vague situation but try to focus on the point I am trying to make here. Coming back, when you start to exercise, you will notice that you start panting easily it will be difficult, but you will also see the change in your skin, it will start to look fresh and you will start to feel more productive in few days. When you see these amazing shifts in your lifestyle, you will feel less and less need to smoke or any other habit like drink, or sleep too much, or binge eating etc.
So focus on the pressing that button "Go-Get-It". Start from somewhere, anywhere. But start.
Celebrate your success
Like I have mentioned in the first step, celebrate the short term successes. The short term achievements are the most important ones, because they pave the way to your big success. It's not the destination it's the journey that makes it worth remembering.
Do not underestimate the power of your little milestones. But make sure you don't go overboard. Just celebrate enough to be motivated for your next milestone !
I hope this post was helpful for you, I am open to your feedback and learning.
Thank you ! :)
Very motivating...thankyou 😊
ReplyDeleteVery nicely put across .. looking forward for the next one
ReplyDeleteThis is great and very helpful as well 👍
ReplyDeleteVery motivating tips, will surely apply in my lifestyle...
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