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A Live It
Real change happens only when it becomes part
of our everyday life. When a change becomes a habit, it isn't
something new we are trying, but becomes part of what we do
as our routine. I was reading a Wynona Judd interview and they
asked her about her diet. She replied that she wasn't on a diet;
she was on "A Live It." I thought this was great because
the risk of a diet or any change is that we won't stick to it.
We won' t live it. We will simply do it until we get the results
we want, or get discouraged, and revert to our old habits. A
live it is not something that we are going to do for a short
while, but something we will do for a lifetime.
Permanent change comes only when we integrate
the change into our lives and form a new habit. Everything we
do is habit. From getting up in the morning and brushing our
teeth to the side of the bed we tuck ourselves into at the end
of the day. Habits might seem like actions that are hard to
add to your life. But, there was a time when taking a bath was
not a habit, and as children we might have even tried to get
out of taking baths. Other daily habits that we have such as
brushing our teeth or eating certain foods all are habits we
formed at one time or another. Habits become habits because
of repetition. If you do something enough times it will become
a habit.
The trick is not to try to change too much all
at once. It takes time to form a habit, so pick just one or
two things you would like to live, and begin integrating those
changes into your life. Focus on just the one or two new changes
until they become a habit, or what I refer to as getting it
at a cellular level. Once the changes are integrated into your
life and you are truly living it, try implementing another change
or two. It may not seem like a lot, but if you just created
one new habit a year, you would have ten new habits in a ten-year
period.
Notice that I am not talking about breaking a
habit or getting rid of a habit. I don't believe that is possible.
I truly believe we have to replace or change the habit. The
universe abhors a void, so we cannot just remove the habit,
because it will leave a void and something will need to fill
it. If we don't replace the habit with a new one, chances are
the old one will return. Creating new habits is simply about
deciding what you want more of or less of, and then creating
habits that will allow you to achieve that. So instead of going
on something or making temporary changes, decide what you want
to be different, and live it.
Coach Rachelle Disbennett-Lee, PhD provides daily motivation,
information and inspiration to thousands of busy self development
enthusiast who want to stay focused and on track to their goals
through her award winning e-zine 365 Days of Coaching. For a
free report, "The Power of Daily Action - How to create
more Wealth, Health and Happiness by Tapping Into the Power
of Daily Action" go to http://www.365daysofcoaching.com/daily_action.htm.
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