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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
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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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What are you allowing to take the place of what you really want?
I came across a simple thought that made me stop and think.
We hurry, then wonder why we never feel present.
We worry, then wonder where our peace went.
We doubt, then wonder why our faith feels weak.
We feed our ego, then wonder why love becomes harder to give and receive.
But there is another way to look at it.
Presence slows the hurry.
Peace quiets the worry.
Faith weakens the doubt.
Love softens the ego.
That is where our power really is.
We spend so much of life trying to change everything outside of us, believing that once circumstances cooperate, we will finally feel the way we want to feel. But the real work has always been internal.
You may not influence everything happening around you, but you can influence what you give your attention and energy to.
Today, pay attention to what is showing up inside you.
If you feel rushed, return to NowHere.
If worry appears, ask yourself what you can actually influence right now.
If doubt enters, remember what you have already overcome.
If ego wants to be right, choose curiosity, compassion, and love instead.
Your thoughts create emotions. Your emotions influence actions. Your actions create results.
So maybe the question is not what is stealing your presence, peace, faith, or love.
Maybe the better question is:
What are you feeding?
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
#feed #grow #energy #follow #attention
Background Photo Credit:
Ben White
I came across a simple thought that made me stop and think.
We hurry, then wonder why we never feel present.
We worry, then wonder where our peace went.
We doubt, then wonder why our faith feels weak.
We feed our ego, then wonder why love becomes harder to give and receive.
But there is another way to look at it.
Presence slows the hurry.
Peace quiets the worry.
Faith weakens the doubt.
Love softens the ego.
That is where our power really is.
We spend so much of life trying to change everything outside of us, believing that once circumstances cooperate, we will finally feel the way we want to feel. But the real work has always been internal.
You may not influence everything happening around you, but you can influence what you give your attention and energy to.
Today, pay attention to what is showing up inside you.
If you feel rushed, return to NowHere.
If worry appears, ask yourself what you can actually influence right now.
If doubt enters, remember what you have already overcome.
If ego wants to be right, choose curiosity, compassion, and love instead.
Your thoughts create emotions. Your emotions influence actions. Your actions create results.
So maybe the question is not what is stealing your presence, peace, faith, or love.
Maybe the better question is:
What are you feeding?
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
#feed #grow #energy #follow #attention
Background Photo Credit:
Ben White
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Are you healing or simply reliving the past?
Every thought you repeatedly focus on strengthens the emotional experience attached to it. That is why it is important to pay attention to what you give your mind. Most people believe venting helps them heal, but they rarely stop to consider what is happening inside their brain while they are retelling the story.
When you explain a painful experience, your attention returns to every detail. You picture it, replay it, and relive it. Your brain responds to those thoughts by producing the same chemical reactions that created the original emotional experience. Even though the event is over, your mind continues to recreate the suffering because it is focused on it again.
Ask yourself this. Will telling this story change the past? Will another person’s acceptance erase what happened? Or are you simply teaching your mind to stay connected to an experience that no longer serves you?
This does not mean you should ignore your emotions or pretend nothing happened. It means you should become intentional about where you place your focus. Learn from the experience, take the lesson, then begin directing your attention toward the life you want to create instead of the pain you have already lived.
Your thoughts influence your emotions. Your emotions influence your actions. Your actions influence your results. The direction of your life follows the direction of your focus.
You are influencing your future every moment of every day. Stop feeding yesterday’s pain. Start feeding today’s possibilities. The life you experience tomorrow is being created by what you choose to focus on today.
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
#focus #future #feed #mind #life
Background Photo Credit:
Lexie Barnhorn
Every thought you repeatedly focus on strengthens the emotional experience attached to it. That is why it is important to pay attention to what you give your mind. Most people believe venting helps them heal, but they rarely stop to consider what is happening inside their brain while they are retelling the story.
When you explain a painful experience, your attention returns to every detail. You picture it, replay it, and relive it. Your brain responds to those thoughts by producing the same chemical reactions that created the original emotional experience. Even though the event is over, your mind continues to recreate the suffering because it is focused on it again.
Ask yourself this. Will telling this story change the past? Will another person’s acceptance erase what happened? Or are you simply teaching your mind to stay connected to an experience that no longer serves you?
This does not mean you should ignore your emotions or pretend nothing happened. It means you should become intentional about where you place your focus. Learn from the experience, take the lesson, then begin directing your attention toward the life you want to create instead of the pain you have already lived.
Your thoughts influence your emotions. Your emotions influence your actions. Your actions influence your results. The direction of your life follows the direction of your focus.
You are influencing your future every moment of every day. Stop feeding yesterday’s pain. Start feeding today’s possibilities. The life you experience tomorrow is being created by what you choose to focus on today.
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
#focus #future #feed #mind #life
Background Photo Credit:
Lexie Barnhorn
