Create a New Habit in 21 Days Adapted from ideas by Jill Koenig

Can We Create a New Habit What it takes to bridge the gap between where you are now. "Fake it 'til …." Success is habitual. How to eliminate old and forming new habits? What allows one person to be an automatic peak performer? Achievers have created success systems , habits, and rituals.

What it takes to bridge the gap between where you are now. "Fake it 'til …."

Success is habitual. How to eliminate old and forming new habits?

What allows one person to be an automatic peak performer?

Achievers have created success systems , habits, and rituals.

identify current habits Identify your current habits, the good, the bad and the ugly. You have probably practiced many of the same habits without realizing it. Keep a pen and paper handy to capture habits as you become aware. Most of our thoughts, words, and actions are habitual.

Identify your current habits, the good, the bad and the ugly.

You have probably practiced many of the same habits without realizing it.

Keep a pen and paper handy to capture habits as you become aware.

Most of our thoughts, words, and actions are habitual.

source of habits Most of your habits were programmed into us without you even realizing it. Many of our habits come from observing people in our life . If you are habitually late, this trait may be modeled after someone you admire. From the brand of car to food we buy, many were modeled subconsciously.

Most of your habits were programmed into us without you even realizing it.

Many of our habits come from observing people in our life .

If you are habitually late, this trait may be modeled after someone you admire.

From the brand of car to food we buy, many were modeled subconsciously.

common negative habits going to bed too late : exercising excessively or not exercising at all : not setting goals : Procrastination : Impulsiveness : negative self talk : criticism of others : Overeating : Workaholic : overcommitting to things Often we can find our parents habits in ourself. What habits and traits do we want to instill into our children?

going to bed too late : exercising excessively or not exercising at all : not setting goals : Procrastination : Impulsiveness : negative self talk : criticism of others : Overeating : Workaholic : overcommitting to things

Often we can find our parents habits in ourself.

What habits and traits do we want to instill into our children?

empowering habits Decide which of our habits are empowering or disempowering. An empowering habit serves your greater good. It usually serves the greater good of the people around you too, those whom you love and care about. A disempowering habit does not serve a greater good and detracts from our life. Disempowering habits are roadblocks to our dreams. Next to each empowering habit, draw a smiley face :) Next to each disempowering habit, draw a frown :(

Decide which of our habits are empowering or disempowering.

An empowering habit serves your greater good.

It usually serves the greater good of the people around you too, those whom you love and care about.

A disempowering habit does not serve a greater good and detracts from our life.

Disempowering habits are roadblocks to our dreams.

Next to each empowering habit, draw a smiley face :)

Next to each disempowering habit, draw a frown :(

empowering habits Replace disempowering habit with a new empowering one. Write down the opposite habit you want to replace: if you come home and turn on the television, perhaps an evening walk with your mate. Instead of reading the newspaper each morning, opt to replace it with reading a book or listening to an audio. If you were a habitual procrastinator, you could become a habitual action taker.

Replace disempowering habit with a new empowering one.

Write down the opposite habit you want to replace:

if you come home and turn on the television, perhaps an evening walk with your mate.

Instead of reading the newspaper each morning, opt to replace it with reading a book or listening to an audio.

If you were a habitual procrastinator, you could become a habitual action taker.

focus attention Prioritize which habits you want to tackle first based on importance. Focus attention habit which will have the most positive effect. No need to turn our entire life upside down by tackling everything at once: Some can do this successfully because they seek a complete life makeover. Others who are easily overwhelmed and lack confidence will sabotage themselves and fare much better by focusing on one habit at a time.

Prioritize which habits you want to tackle first based on importance.

Focus attention habit which will have the most positive effect.

No need to turn our entire life upside down by tackling everything at once:

Some can do this successfully because they seek a complete life makeover.

Others who are easily overwhelmed and lack confidence will sabotage themselves and fare much better by focusing on one habit at a time.

beliefs What habits do someone you admire consistently practice? Focus on the beliefs underneath that support those empowering habits. We need to embrace principles, beliefs, and mindset that produced success . Sometimes creating a new habit can lead to a new belief Sometimes creating a new belief can lead to a new habit. Ultimately, they must be congruent to move you in the direction of your goal.

What habits do someone you admire consistently practice?

Focus on the beliefs underneath that support those empowering habits.

We need to embrace principles, beliefs, and mindset that produced success .

Sometimes creating a new habit can lead to a new belief

Sometimes creating a new belief can lead to a new habit.

Ultimately, they must be congruent to move you in the direction of your goal.

celebrate Celebrate your existing empowering habits and the new habits we seek to create. Revel positive impact : Imagine the positive effect on your life and the people you love. Imagine your life in one month, six months or years from now. What will your life be like because you adopted these new and empowering habits and beliefs? When habits are congruent with our dreams, empowering habits will seems effortless.

Celebrate your existing empowering habits and the new habits we seek to create.

Revel positive impact :

Imagine the positive effect on your life and the people you love.

Imagine your life in one month, six months or years from now.

What will your life be like because you adopted these new and empowering habits and beliefs?

When habits are congruent with our dreams, empowering habits will seems effortless.

commitment The greater your desire and commitment, the faster the change will occur. When the identity shift occurs inside you, we are well on your way: When you no longer think of yourself as a smoker, but a non smoker, when you no longer view yourself as overweight, but rather a vibrant person who lives a healthy lifestyle. After we have accomplished top priority habit, move on to the next. When our identity is congruent with our bel iefs , thoughts and actions , we have become the person we intended to be.

The greater your desire and commitment, the faster the change will occur.

When the identity shift occurs inside you, we are well on your way:

When you no longer think of yourself as a smoker, but a non smoker,

when you no longer view yourself as overweight, but rather a vibrant person who lives a healthy lifestyle.

After we have accomplished top priority habit, move on to the next.

When our identity is congruent with our bel iefs , thoughts and actions , we have become the person we intended to be.