3 steps for building positive habits

Learn habits that stick and are sustainable.

Setting goals doesn't always work you must learn to establish habits that will lead you toward success.

1. Start small - a tiny habit is easier to stick to.

Do you resolve to exercise more often? Start with just 10 pushups a day or a short jog around the neighborhood — something so quick that there’s no excuse not to do it. Once a habit begins to feel natural, increase the amount of time or effort you spend.

2. Fit new habits together with existing habits

Choose a habit that’s already second nature, then schedule your new habit immediately after. Think about your own days: what existing habits can be extended or transformed?

If you’ve resolved to read more, place a book next to your cup of morning coffee. If you intend to brush up on a new language, stick vocabulary cards into your gym bag and take advantage of that post-workout jolt of energy. Existing habits can be a seamless gateway to new activities.

3. Practice makes perfect

You’ll probably need a few nudges before your habit truly becomes second nature. Create checkpoints to help you stay on track: enlist a friend to keep you honest, set alarms throughout the day, or mark your successes on a calendar.

The more regularly you practice your new activity, the more quickly it’ll become a part of your life.

Positive Thinking as the Key to Success

 

Anyone who has ever actively pursued a goal knows that it isn’t always easy.. An optimistic attitude will go a long way towards ensuring that the goals you set out to meet are actually met.

Have you ever known someone that has dreams, desires and aspirations but every time they mention them, they immediately put it down in the same breath? 

 After a while you stop believing that person will ever pursue those dreams and when they’re mentioned, you may not even pay much attention to what’s being said. Eventually you might even dismiss that person as someone who talks but never executes anything. Imagine if you were that person? Imagine how it would feel if you were filled with dreams, desires
and aspirations but you never actually followed through on anything? You would eventually stop dreaming.

That is not the way to go. You should never stop dreaming. You should
never stop pursuing your goals. While it’s imperative that you act on your
dreams and aspirations, it’s even more imperative that you adopt a positive
attitude about your actions.  

Positive thinking is the best way for you to
internally support yourself as you pursue your dreams. You may think that
positive thinking is easy and just requires that you don’t focus on the
negative aspects of things. Unfortunately it’s not always that easy.

 When you’re in a moment of frustration where it feels like everything is falling
apart around you, not focusing on the negative can be a challenge. It can
even be a challenge to focus on the positive when things are going well.
Positive thinking must be done consistently so that it becomes a habit.

 "Positive Thinking as the key to Success" There are some tools and case studies you can use to incorporate positive thinking into your everyday life and work to make it a habit.

"The only thing that stands between a person and what they
want from life is often merely the will to TRY it and the
faith to BELIEVE that it is possible."- Anthony Robbins