How To Break Bad Habits Once And For All... Right Now

Posted by highperformance under Self-Development
From http://blog.highperformancelifestyle.net 3458 days ago
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The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your habits. Have enough good ones and you’ll be successful. Accumulate too many bad habits (such as biting your nails or excessive email checking) and you are headed for disaster.

The big question is how to break bad habits? Why do you have them in the first place? How long does it take to break a habit?

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Written by ebele
3450 days ago

I found reading this article really useful. From reading it, I'm thinking it's not about getting rid of the habit, it's about getting rid of the trigger (or minimising it). I've been focusing on the habit, not the trigger. Thanks a lot for the post.

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Written by highperformance
3450 days ago

Thank for the great feedback, I am really excited to hear you are finding the content useful! Let me know if you have any questions.

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Written by lyceum
3451 days ago

Kosio: Thanks for this inspiring example! If you find interviews on this topic, please feel free to send me an email, or submit another comment with the link to the interview.

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Written by highperformance
3452 days ago

Double post of a previous comment, please ignore.

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Written by lyceum
3452 days ago

Kosio: Could you mention some business leaders who have described their transformation from bad habits and replacing them with good habits?

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Written by highperformance
3452 days ago

Very interesting question, Martin, thank you!

A good example that comes to mind is Richard Branson. He often describes himself as being timid and shy as a young entrepreneur, something he had to overcome in order to reach the success he has achieved.

I've read interviews where he mentions how terrified he was of public appearances and especially of public speaking and how he had to learn to motivate himself instead of relying on external factors and that is what got him over his fear.

In short, the bad habit was relying on others to motivate you and he replaced it with self-reliance.

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