Easy Does It

So... we all have some habits that we want to change... don't we? Habits that we want to let go of. Habits that keep us stuck. Habits that we would love to take on. Habits that we keep topping about but habits that elude us.

The thing with habits is this... they are called a habit because we tend to do them unconciously. They're just part of our automatic routine... we do them on auto-pilot without really having to think about them. If brushing our teeth in the morning is a habit... then we really don't have to conciously remember to brush our teeth... it's just part of our morning routine... it's part of our habit. We don't really think about it all that much.

Forming a habit... or doing a makeover on an old habit... is done conciously. When the old routine kicks in... we need to choose differently. Choose something else. Choose something different.

I was reading a website on simplicity the other day and the author has a great little checklist for how to form a habit... (http://zenhabits.net/lil/#more-7596)


•Do one habit at a time.

•Make it easy to do.
•Do it consciously, very consciously at first.
•Don’t allow any exceptions.
•Post your progress publicly.
•Keep doing it, every single day.
•Enjoy the habit.

Give it a try and see what happens...