It’s always best to introduce one small habit at a time. If you decide to introduce 10
new habits every week you will soon find yourself demoralised and de-motivated.
Remember the butterfly effect – small changes often have big outcomes anyway.“The principle in chaos theory is that in any
dynamic system, small initial differences may,
over time,
lead to large unforeseen consequences.”
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Practice
Decide on a small change in your life that will keep your motivation
levels up. This must be an action that you can do every day and will
only take a few minutes. For example: spend two minutes visualising
your goal OR at the beginning of every day decide on your greatest
priority and do that first OR meditate for five minutes a day. Once
you have decided on the goal, use the ‘post-it’ method to help you
create the habit: Take a small square of paper and place it in a prominent
position where you will see it daily – next to your
computer, on your bathroom mirror or on the dashboard
of your car.
Every day that you take the action, make a mark on your
paper.
If you miss a day, throw the paper away and start with a
fresh one.
Once you have 21 marks in a row, your habit is
entrenched.
Carry on for another 10 days for strong reinforcement.
Throw the paper away and carry on with the action.