http://beingpositive.net Change Your Life With Positive Thinking Sun, 11 Jul 2010 04:57:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://beingpositive.net http://beingpositive.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/kopete.png http://beingpositive.net/471/turn-bad-habits-into-good-ones/ http://beingpositive.net/471/turn-bad-habits-into-good-ones/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:31:53 +0000 Franck Pasquet http://beingpositive.net/?p=471 Bad habits can form without you even knowing it and they can prove to be difficult to break. However, it’s always the first step that’s the most difficult. Once you get started, you’ll build both momentum and confidence. With a proper focus and willingness to succeed, you’ll find that you can overcome any bad habit. Then you can choose to replace that bad habit with a more positive one. Breaking Bad Patterns of Behavior Before you can tackle the problem of replacing a bad habit with a good one, you’ll need to be mentally prepared to detach yourself from the habit. A strong mindset allows you to tackle nearly anything! Keep these tips in mind as you prepare to transform your habits: Get organized by figuring out the bad pattern you’d like to break. Start small, with one habit at a time. Trying to change too much at once can overwhelm you. Decide that you truly want to change. If you don’t want to change, you simply won’t. Don’t judge yourself. If you make a mistake, get back in there and keep trying. The Substitution The key to permanently breaking a bad habit lies in being able to replace it with a good one. If you engage in a bad habit and decide to simply stop entirely, it can be incredibly tough. You might be okay for a while, but chances are you’ll find yourself back to your old bad habits in no time. Consider some of these situations for substituting good habits for bad ones: 1. Exercise. Exercise is an excell Continue Reading...

]]> Bad habits can form without you even knowing it and they can prove to be difficult to break. However, it’s always the first step that’s the most difficult. Once you get started, you’ll build both momentum and confidence. With a proper focus and willingness to succeed, you’ll find that you can overcome any bad habit. Then you can choose to replace that bad habit with a more positive one. Breaking Bad Patterns of Behavior Before you can tackle the problem of replacing a bad habit with a good one, you’ll need to be mentally prepared to detach yourself from the habit. A strong mindset allows you to tackle nearly anything! Keep these tips in mind as you prepare to transform your habits: Get organized by figuring out the bad pattern you’d like to break. Start small, with one habit at a time. Trying to change too much at once can overwhelm you. Decide that you truly want to change. If you don’t want to change, you simply won’t. Don’t judge yourself. If you make a mistake, get back in there and keep trying. The Substitution The key to permanently breaking a bad habit lies in being able to replace it with a good one. If you engage in a bad habit and decide to simply stop entirely, it can be incredibly tough. You might be okay for a while, but chances are you’ll find yourself back to your old bad habits in no time. Consider some of these situations for substituting good habits for bad ones: 1. Exercise. Exercise is an excell Continue Reading...

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