What bad habit are you still feeding? The strongest…
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What bad habit are you still feeding?
The strongest version of you may already be there. It could simply be buried beneath habits you keep feeding.
I think we make changing habits harder than it needs to be because we focus so much on stopping the behavior. We tell ourselves we need more discipline, more motivation, or more willpower.
But I believe there is a better question.
What am I doing that keeps this habit alive?
Every habit is being fed by something. Stress. Boredom. Exhaustion. Environment. Emotions. Convenience. Even the thoughts you repeatedly have about yourself.
Through awareness, you begin seeing the pattern before the behavior. You notice the thought. You recognize the emotion. You see the action that normally follows. That is your TEAR process happening in real time.
And awareness gives you something powerful.
Choice.
Instead of fighting yourself when the urge arrives, change what happens before it arrives. Remove easy access. Change the environment. Create distance from the trigger. Replace the old reward with something that actually serves the person you are becoming.
And when you slip, do not turn one action into your identity.
You did something. That does not mean it is who you are.
Acknowledge it. Take responsibility for it. Learn from it. Then make the next choice better.
You do not have to destroy an old habit overnight. You simply have to stop giving it everything it needs to survive.
Eventually, what once felt automatic becomes optional.
And that is where you begin uncovering the strongest version of yourself.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#stop #feed #habits #become #you
Background Photo Credit:
Prateek Katyal
The strongest version of you may already be there. It could simply be buried beneath habits you keep feeding.
I think we make changing habits harder than it needs to be because we focus so much on stopping the behavior. We tell ourselves we need more discipline, more motivation, or more willpower.
But I believe there is a better question.
What am I doing that keeps this habit alive?
Every habit is being fed by something. Stress. Boredom. Exhaustion. Environment. Emotions. Convenience. Even the thoughts you repeatedly have about yourself.
Through awareness, you begin seeing the pattern before the behavior. You notice the thought. You recognize the emotion. You see the action that normally follows. That is your TEAR process happening in real time.
And awareness gives you something powerful.
Choice.
Instead of fighting yourself when the urge arrives, change what happens before it arrives. Remove easy access. Change the environment. Create distance from the trigger. Replace the old reward with something that actually serves the person you are becoming.
And when you slip, do not turn one action into your identity.
You did something. That does not mean it is who you are.
Acknowledge it. Take responsibility for it. Learn from it. Then make the next choice better.
You do not have to destroy an old habit overnight. You simply have to stop giving it everything it needs to survive.
Eventually, what once felt automatic becomes optional.
And that is where you begin uncovering the strongest version of yourself.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#stop #feed #habits #become #you
Background Photo Credit:
Prateek Katyal
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