Everyone has bad habits. Some of these are obvious such as smoking, drinking too much alcohol,
eating junk food, and so on. But there are some bad habits that you have formed over the years
that you may not even realize are causing you harm.
Some bad habits can prevent you from getting what you really want in your life. If you procrastinate
a lot then this can hold you back for example. Maybe you have some bad habits that are
limiting your social skills or preventing you from getting that promotion at work that you desire.
In this powerful report, we will show you how you can identify your bad habits and then give you 5
proven ways to get rid of your bad habits for good. It will take time, effort, and determination on
your part to eradicate your bad habits but you can do it. It will truly set you free.
What are your Bad Habits?
If you don’t know what all of your bad habits are (you will likely know some of them) then
the best way to identify them is to ask yourself what they are. You may think that this sounds too simple to be effective but it does work.
Your habits are stored in your subconscious mind. If you want to know what is going on in your
subconscious then the most effective way of doing this is to ask yourself the right questions.
Your subconscious will be compelled to answer these questions for you.
So get yourself a pen and paper and go to an area where you will not face any distractions. If the TV
is on then turn it off. Put your phone into silent mode so that you are not totally out of contact with
the world. This is the most important question to ask yourself:
“What are my bad habits?”
Surely it is not that simple? Yes, it is! You need to be committed to want to identify your bad habits.
That is all your subconscious mind needs to provide you with the answers. Don’t half-heartedly do this as you will not get the answers. You need to be determined to identify your bad habits so that you can break them.
It doesn’t matter what answers you receive, write them all down. If you have a long list of bad habits then don’t worry you can break them all. Not receiving answers to the question is more concerning. Just focus on the question and keep asking yourself. Something will turn up!
There have been several studies that have shown that the brain stores habits in a different way than it does other memories. With a habit, there is an emotion within you that creates a trigger which in turn creates a strong urge for you to behave in a certain way or take a specific action.
So what does this mean?
Well, one school of thought is that habits are hardwired into your brain meaning that there is no way you can remove them. So after you have formed a bad habit it will remain there for the rest of your days. This would explain why a lot of drug addicts return to their bad ways after rehab. But it doesn’t explain why some do not.
Another school of thought is that you do not eliminate a bad habit but you overwrite it.
Instead of performing the old routine when the habit is triggered, you will perform a good new routine. You are effectively reprogramming your brain to take another course of action instead of the old one.
To make this work for you, the new routine has to be a lot stronger than the old one for the overwrite to stick. The science of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) works in this way. It is an effective method for interrupting old destructive patterns and replacing them with new ones that are beneficial to you.
This does work and can be very effective. What you are doing here is changing your existing habit loop. The trick is to replace the original loop with another that means more to you. It brings a greater reward. So if you smoke cigarettes the next time that you have an urge to smoke you can replace this with something else. You know that this is bad for your health so you replace the smoking routine with something good for your health like some gentle exercise. If your health is more important to you than the kick you get from smoking then this will work.
Over time this new pattern takes hold and you will find that it is nearly impossible for you to return to the old bad habit.
Please always bear in mind that breaking bad habits is going to require time and persistence. It will be a worthwhile journey for you but it certainly isn’t going to be easy whatever method you choose.
There will always be the temptation to return to the bad habit when those triggers kick in.
Always see the big picture. The result is what will keep you going as will those celebrations throughout your journey. You will feel liberated when you free yourself from your bad habits. So keep this in mind at all times and keep persevering because it will be completely worth it.
