5 Mistakes That Cause New Habits to Fail
Habits are the key. Your habits determine how much money is in your bank account and the size of your waistline. Your habits determine the quality of your life. It can seem impossible to break bad habits or to create new, positive habits. Most people have an ineffective approach. They try to go cold turkey and rely on willpower to force the necessary changes. You already know this doesn't work unless you're incredibly motivated, and motivation isn't reliable. It's here one day and gone the next. Create new habits more effectively by avoiding the most common mistakes: 1. Changing too much, too soon. A new habit is best installed in baby steps. If you want to spend two hours each day writing your novel, start with a single sentence each day. One sentence accomplishes something exciting: it gets you in the habit of sitting down and writing when it's time to write. That's the most important first step. * Start with small changes. Then increase the amount of time a