It’s so easy to point out our bad habits.
Bad = not aligned with our best self.
Then we wanna create healthier habits.
Healthier = aligned with our best self.
BUT, we have got to get specific about what we want to change and what we want to change it into.
The general requests like:
- I want to feel better.
- I want to be healthy.
- I want to look better.
We have got to bust those open.
What is really under the giant umbrella?
Today, I invite you to go a teeny tiny bit deeper.
Write a small list of your bad habits (the ones that make ya feel low, tired, stuck in a rut, unorganized, whatever).
AND THEN, beside them, wrote the new habits you would like to replace them with!
Now instead of saying “I am not going to do X anymore…we can say, I AM doing Y from now on.
Define what you really want!
Here are examples:
Old habit
Always wanting to have the right answer – “I have to get this all right. I don’t want to not have all the answers at this meeting, perfect this…”
New habit
Listen, learn, ask. Be honest with myself and others if I am unsure.
Old habit
Working on my phone when I am not in “working hours.”
New habit
Be present, put your phone away.
Designate time for working efforts on your phone. Remove apps that unnecessarily connect me to work when I am not AT work.
Old habit
Saying yes to everyone and everything, stretching myself way too thin, and becoming resentful that I have not claimed time for myself.
New habit
Saying no, with love.
Old habit
Opening the refrigerator every time I walk by it.
New Habit
Put a handwritten quote that aligns with my specific goals on the door of the fridge, and read it as I stroll by it.
Thank you for letting me share this with you.
Let me know if you have any questions or need some guidance!