Have you ever tried to introduce new habits only to give up after 1 day or 1 week

What if it could be easier?

What if there was a way that you could make changes without putting this pressure on yourself, without wasting so much energy on thinking about what you aren’t doing?

One of the reasons you don’t do the things you want to do is that you spend time thinking about how hard they will be, how much time they might take up, and stop yourself before you even start. The key is to make yourself think that it is easier.

You see, when we spend all this time thinking about how hard it is, you have a whole story going on. And if you don’t do it, it becomes self-sabotaging inner conversations and behavior where you continue to beat yourself up about not doing what you wanted to do – again and again. It becomes a vicious cycle of failing before you even started!

To shift this, break down what you want to do into the smallest common denominator and start with small habits rather than the big massive ones.

Ask yourself: How can I be 1% better today than yesterday?

1% better

Let’s get into some background stuff to understand why when you have started stuff in the past, and you just can’t seem to get ahead.

As humans, there are so many things that you do that are just automatic and habitual. There are routines in the morning, getting yourself dressed, having a shower. You may go through the motions at work or home. This is all controlled by our subconscious mind, our paradigms. Paradigms are our habits, beliefs, and behaviors that sit in the subconscious part of our mind. Paradigms can be successful ones and can be the complete opposite.

This article was published in Brainz Magazine. CLICK HERE to continue reading.