7 Little Habits  That Can Change Your Life, and How to Form Them
“ We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.”  Aristotle
Introduction If you could just pick one or two habits to create in the next few months, habits that will have the most impact on your life. What would they be?
Habits - Definition A habit is an activity that is acquired, done frequently, done automatically, and difficult to stop.  Most people think of behaviors when they think of habits, but thoughts can also become habits.
How to Develop the Habits Do a 30-day challenge, focusing on just ONE habit. Write it out on paper, along with your motivations, obstacles, and strategies for overcoming them. Commit fully.
How to Develop the Habits Report on your progress each day. Have support for when you falter. Reward every little success. If you fail, figure out what went wrong, plan for it, and try again.
“ Men’s natures are alike; it is their habits that separate them.” Confucius
The Seven Little Habits That Can Change Your Life There are many strategies to set up habits and we are going to introduce a few of them.
Develop Positive Thinking.  It’s the keystone habit that will help you form the other important habits.  Start by becoming more aware of your negative self-talk and avoid it. Soon you’ll recognize them, and you can squash them.
Exercise.  Exercise is healthy and it makes you feel better about yourself, and more confident.  That leads to better success with other positive changes. It reinforces the positive thinking habit. It relieves stress and gives you time to think and it helps with creativity.
Single-tasking You’ll be more effective with your tasks and get more done. It’s hard to achieve important things if you’re constantly switching tasks and distracted by other “urgent” things. You’ll be less stressed overall and happier throughout your day.
Focus on one goal Just as focusing on one task at a time is more effective Break your goals into a mini-goal you can accomplish this month. Some goals are ongoing ones.
Eliminate the non-essential.  First, identify the essential.  Then eliminate everything else. This simplifies things and leaves you with the space to focus on the essential. This will change your life because it will help you to simplify, to focus on what’s important, and to build the life you want.
Kindness Yes, kindness is a habit. Focus on it every day for a month and you’ll see profound changes in your life. You’ll feel better about yourself as a person. You’ll see people react to you differently and treat you better, over the long run.
Daily routine  It’s so simple, but creating a daily routine for yourself can make a big difference in your life.  It’ll help you firmly root the productive habits you want to firm in your everyday life.  It’ll help you focus on what’s important, not just what comes up.
“ We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.” John Dryden
Lico Reis Consultoria  & Línguas Prof. Roberto Lico Reis www.licoreis.com [email_address] E-books www.migre.me/oQ5 Linkedin www.migre.me/1d9r

07 Habits That Can Change Your Life

  • 1.
    7 Little Habits That Can Change Your Life, and How to Form Them
  • 2.
    “ We arewhat we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle
  • 3.
    Introduction If youcould just pick one or two habits to create in the next few months, habits that will have the most impact on your life. What would they be?
  • 4.
    Habits - DefinitionA habit is an activity that is acquired, done frequently, done automatically, and difficult to stop. Most people think of behaviors when they think of habits, but thoughts can also become habits.
  • 5.
    How to Developthe Habits Do a 30-day challenge, focusing on just ONE habit. Write it out on paper, along with your motivations, obstacles, and strategies for overcoming them. Commit fully.
  • 6.
    How to Developthe Habits Report on your progress each day. Have support for when you falter. Reward every little success. If you fail, figure out what went wrong, plan for it, and try again.
  • 7.
    “ Men’s naturesare alike; it is their habits that separate them.” Confucius
  • 8.
    The Seven LittleHabits That Can Change Your Life There are many strategies to set up habits and we are going to introduce a few of them.
  • 9.
    Develop Positive Thinking. It’s the keystone habit that will help you form the other important habits. Start by becoming more aware of your negative self-talk and avoid it. Soon you’ll recognize them, and you can squash them.
  • 10.
    Exercise. Exerciseis healthy and it makes you feel better about yourself, and more confident. That leads to better success with other positive changes. It reinforces the positive thinking habit. It relieves stress and gives you time to think and it helps with creativity.
  • 11.
    Single-tasking You’ll bemore effective with your tasks and get more done. It’s hard to achieve important things if you’re constantly switching tasks and distracted by other “urgent” things. You’ll be less stressed overall and happier throughout your day.
  • 12.
    Focus on onegoal Just as focusing on one task at a time is more effective Break your goals into a mini-goal you can accomplish this month. Some goals are ongoing ones.
  • 13.
    Eliminate the non-essential. First, identify the essential. Then eliminate everything else. This simplifies things and leaves you with the space to focus on the essential. This will change your life because it will help you to simplify, to focus on what’s important, and to build the life you want.
  • 14.
    Kindness Yes, kindnessis a habit. Focus on it every day for a month and you’ll see profound changes in your life. You’ll feel better about yourself as a person. You’ll see people react to you differently and treat you better, over the long run.
  • 15.
    Daily routine It’s so simple, but creating a daily routine for yourself can make a big difference in your life. It’ll help you firmly root the productive habits you want to firm in your everyday life. It’ll help you focus on what’s important, not just what comes up.
  • 16.
    “ We firstmake our habits, and then our habits make us.” John Dryden
  • 17.
    Lico Reis Consultoria & Línguas Prof. Roberto Lico Reis www.licoreis.com [email_address] E-books www.migre.me/oQ5 Linkedin www.migre.me/1d9r