Have you watched your daily routine and compare it the you live? Or is it just the same? If it’s different then this article is not for you. Because from where I stand, my habits have driven me to where I am. If you wake up in the morning late, and you are used to it, then that habit becomes the controlling and influence in your life. Your personality is the way you operate with people, so your habits are being exercised and dealing with them.
Habits are also your lifestyle. There are different kinds of habits depending on the situation calls for:
- Physical habits
- Mental habits
- Spiritual habits
Physical habits deals with how are you in appearance. Either you like tidy or clutter things, exercise addict or lazy and not doing any work out at all. You go to your work just to do work, or excel in your work.
Mental habit is about how you think inside and outside of how things are. Sometimes we over analyze and we forget that it is the habit we are talking about. Take the habit change inch by inch. Never take a full step especially when talking about changing the rhythm of your body with something new. Mental thinking habits are sometimes positive or negative thinking. Always practice to have a positive habit thinker. Even in bad situations, always think positive outcome and results. The key to this is have a thankful attitude. The feeling of getting hurt is never easy to think positive but if it’s already a habit, it will just manifest as natural response.
Spiritual habit is more of how you respond emotionally. If the person that was badly mistreated or something triggered an emotional issue, the results are also emotional as well. Practice to have the response of having the emotions of God. The emotions of God that is embedded in our core beliefs must be love, joy, peace, self-control, kindness, goodness, patience, gentleness and meekness. This is the key to our success in spiritual habits.
All habits that are formed can be change in 66 days, scientifically speaking. It will be difficult initially, but once you are used to it, then it will be natural for you. Sometimes you may fail for the first few days or weeks, just stick to it, over and over again. It’s like doing a bench press, when you lift 10 pounds the first week, the second or third week increase it to another level. There is a saying, no pain, no gain. Always focus on the price and never give up.
Habits changes that you can use:
- Preparation – ready your mind
- Activate self esteem – you can do it attitude
- Be enthusiastic – eagerness with the enjoyment of success
- Picture the end result – see the outcome in your mind
- Affirm and reaffirm – having to remind yourself self of your goal
- Create a journal- like the gym, you record your milestones
- Anticipation – always be ready for failure and have a game plan if you are in the situation to get back to it.
- Atmosphere- create a change in your environment. This will allow you to have a different perspective.
- Self discipline – pack yourself and ready for strict rules to push yourself to the limit.
- Separate – Hate your old habits that are not good. Say goodbye and you have to really hate it so bad.
