Are Your Habits Your Loyal Maids?

Are Your Habits Your Loyal Maids?

LET'S FACE IT, we all have undesirable habits.   

All habits exist so you can get the reward you want.  Both your good and bad habits have a payoff, a benefit, even if the habit is considered just being plain idle.  You always get a reward for it; a reward you give yourself, although you are not always conscious you are doing the habit and getting the reward.

Habits are repeated behaviors that occur almost automatically.  To figure out why you do some of the things you do, you first need to identify the reward that drives the behavior and the cue that spawns the habit to unfold.

Habits are vital.  They prevent you from becoming overwhelmed by the stress of continuous decision-making.  They help you navigate your life.  You develop a sense of comfort in your habits.  They are your LOYAL MAIDS.    

But, your very own loyal maids can derail and spoil your best intentions to be productive in the workplace. Instead of faster, better, smarter you commit to slower, distracting, obsolete.  Bad habits have a cost!  They are undermining.  Besides negatively affecting your productivity, they can interfere with your health.  You wind up being their maid.

Bad habits don't break despite your efforts.  Instead, you should focus on training and replacing bad habits with new healthy habits.  So, stop wasting your energies!   Overtime, those old bad habits will lose their power.    

If you can diagnose your habits, you can CHANGE them to your liking.  Contact me if you'd like my help.  Outsmart your brain with my SMART strategies.

What are the cues, routines, and rewards in your life?  

What habit would you like to replace?  

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