Habits are formed or broken within 21 days (but hey why not keep up good practices for 30 days!) This short report will show you how to change your habits in 30 days Richard Butler is a life and business coach based in Barcelona. For more information visit www.RichardButlerTheSuccessCoach.com

1. Break any habit in 30 days
Bad habits can be hard to break. Regardless of the habit,
destructive behaviors keep you away from the life you
desire.
Unhealthy habits can have a negative impact on your physical
and mental health and leave you feeling as if you don't have
enough control over your impulses. While change is frequently
challenging, having a plan can make it easier.
This step-by-step plan can help you eliminate any bad habit:
Monitor the habit for a week. Make note of the times you're
likely to engage in the habit. Maybe you only smoke around
certain friends. Perhaps you bite your nails when you're stressed
or bored. At any rate, identify under which circumstances your
habit is most likely to rear its ugly head.
Find out why. Your habit is satisfying some need. You're gaining
a benefit or you wouldn't be exhibiting the behavior at all. Figuring
out the positive aspects of your habit will help you understand it.
Once you understand it, you can begin to change it.
Develop a substitute behavior. Find a more acceptable
alternative that satisfies the same need that was being met by the
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2. old habit. So if your habit helps you to deal with stress, what are
some healthy alternatives? Yoga? Other exercise? Deep
breathing? Meditating? Singing? Watching a comedy? Calling a
friend?
What could you do instead that isn't harmful? Better yet, what
could you do instead that would be healthy for you?
Start substituting the new habit for the old. It will take a fair
amount of attention at first, but begin intentionally substituting the
new behavior each time you would automatically use the old
behavior. It's likely to be challenging, but with a positive
focus, you can do it.
Measure your progress. Keep track of how many times you
engage in the old habit and how many times you engage in the
new habit. Progress can be difficult to determine without
measurement; if you don't know where you are, how will you know
if you're moving forward or backward? By measuring your
progress, you accomplish two things:
You get feedback so you know how successful you are.
You have the added motivation of seeing your progress.
Be patient. Take one step at a time. Complete perfection is
unreasonable, but a little perfection can work wonders. Don't
be upset when the inevitable slip occurs while you're breaking
your old habit. Just examine the situation dispassionately and
determine a better solution for the next time. You still gain a lot by
decreasing the frequency of the bad habit.
A good idea is to focus on having one perfect day today. The
idea of one day without the habit may seem quite reasonable -
and doable - to you. A string of perfect days is a lot easier than
trying to be perfect for an extended period.
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3. For tough habits, a perfect hour might work better for your
short-term goal.
Now that you're armed with a process, you can start eliminating
that bad habit today. In 30 days, the new, healthier habit should
be a part of your routine without requiring as much conscious
effort. Changing to more positive habits can be challenging, but
you gain a wonderful feeling of accomplishment when you do so.
About The Author
Richard Butler is a life and business success coach based in
Barcelona. His focus is getting people to where they want to be.
He can help you if you need:
• Focus in your career, including cv coaching, interview
coaching, LinkedIn help
• Removing blocks you may have in your personal life
• Helping setting and reaching goals
You can contact Richard by visiting his website
RichardButlerTheSuccessCoach.com
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