5 Proven Ways To Break Your Bad Habits
Six Bad Habits
Your poor habits are limiting your ability to succeed in life. Six of the worst are listed here, along with ideas for how to overcome them. It’s ideal if you can retrain your mind and form positive habits as well, but simply eliminating negative behaviors is a fantastic first step toward a healthier life.
- Waiting for a chance. Should I be “waiting for my ship to arrive” when others are busy constructing ships? Work, not waiting, attracts opportunity. Begin looking for and generating possibilities. It’s as easy as looking for them to train your mind to see them. Then teach yourself to take advantage of them by always taking a modest step whenever an opportunity presents itself.
- Thinking in the short term. I spoke with a man who was paying $700 per month for a superior apartment that was available for $550. What was he thinking when he did it? The $700 apartment required no deposit, but the $450 apartment did, so he would have needed to save $1,000 (rather than $700) to move in. He now pays $1,800 extra in rent each year as a result of his short-term thinking.
Even though this man’s problem was caused by his short-term thinking and he didn’t have the $300 more, he could have gone to a pawn shop and raised the money. When compared to paying $1,800 extra per year in rent, it would have cost relatively little interest. When making a decision, think about the long-term repercussions of your actions and write them down. Continue doing this until your mind accomplishes it on its own.
3. Taking hasty decisions. A man showed me his $200 hat before telling me he was hoping his assistance application would be approved. Is it possible that you have difficulty with impulse control? Is it conceivable that his poor habits have resulted in his being placed on the dole?
What is the solution? By the next day, you’ll typically have changed your mind regarding rash decisions. Wait a day before you do anything that requires you to devote time, energy, or money to anything that isn’t a key objective in your life. Do it until it becomes second nature.
4. Accusing others. How frequently does blaming someone or something for our predicament, whether warranted or not, inspire us to better it? It is unquestionably one of the worst of these terrible habits, as well as one of the most subtle. Giving “explanations” for our problems, for instance, is frequently a kind of blame.
Assume that a particular sort of firm is too regulated. Who is more likely to succeed in this situation, the one who blames the regulation for his problems or the one who constantly asks, “What can I do to succeed with things as they are?” Train your mind to think like the latter if you want to be more successful. Do you wish to point out issues or address them?
5. Procrastination is number five. We all know that “later” often turns into “never.” To quit procrastinating, make it a habit to search for and do the simplest first action possible. Often, simply getting started will boost your motivation.
6. Allowing oneself to be lazy. I don’t know anyone who has suffered severely from forcing oneself to get up and do anything, therefore I don’t have much to say about this awful behavior. Start with something simple, and if low energy is an issue, learn a few ways to enhance it, such as deep breathing and singing.
Maybe you have heard the saying, “change your mind — change your life.” How do you change your mind? A good start is to correct your bad habits, one by one. Why not work on one today?
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