You’re a hard Habit to Break. 7 Steps to Overcome your bad Habits.
Monday, February 9th, 2009Do you have a habit that is holding you back from achieving the success that you desire? Do you have a bad habit that you do that is stopping you from reaching your true potential? Many people all over the world have bad habits, myself included. Some bad habits could interfere with your career, some bad habits can lead you to an early death. Other bad habits can destroy your relationships. I am a recovering gambler, its been about ten years now since I have stopped. I can’t tell you how much pain and suffering I caused myself and my loved ones. I am sure it would have destroyed me if I didn’t stop. I definitely wouldn’t be here writing this today if I had not stopped gambling.
What is your bad habit? Are you a procrastinator? Are you a negative thinker? Do you smoke cigarettes? If you have a bad habit, break it. You can only do this when you decide that your bad habit is getting in the way of your life. You can only decide this when you realize that enough is enough. You must stop your bad habit no matter what. Remember some bad habits can kill you. The problem is that many people with these bad habits will not accept that they have a problem. They don’t want to accept that they have something that they need to change. They need to accept responsibility for their own actions. Accepting this responsibility is so hard for so many people. They usually will not wake up and smell the coffee until they have put themselves into a desperate situation, but sometimes it is too late. Don’t let your habits prevent you from living the life that you have always dreamed of. Live your life free of these limiting habits. If I have overcome my gambling addiction, you can overcome any of your bad habits. You just have to decide that enough is enough. Here are 7 steps to overcome your bad habits.
1. Identify the problem. This is the most important thing one can do. If you are in denial, how can you possibly change? Clearly identify what is your problem is.
2. Associate the pain that this habit is causing you. List all the negatives that this bad habit is bringing to your life. List how this habit is hurting you. List all of the people you are hurting. List how you are hurting them.
3. List what this habit has prevented you from achieving.
4. Identify how your life could be better if you would eliminate this habit from your life.
5. What is your game plan to overcome this habit? What are you going to do to fight your urges?
6. Clearly state what will happen to you if you don’t fix this habit.
7. Identify a reward for yourself when you do overcome your bad habit. Make it something that will be big enough to keep you focused. It doesn’t have to be a new purchase. It could be your new health. What could possibly be a bigger reward then an extended life?
Whether you are the type of person that is motivated by the fear of avoiding pain? Or whether you are the type of person that is motivated by pleasure, your bad habits must be broken. Utilize these steps that I have used in the past to help me overcome any of my bad habits. If HoomanCan, I know you CAN. Make it happen now. Don’t take the tranquilizing drug of procrastination. Now is the time to become a better version of you.
Hooman Hamzehloui 2009
www.HoomanCan.com