Goals For Life

I was listening to an interview with Jack Canfield (co-author of the best selling Chicken Soup For The Soul series of books) and he was talking about how long it takes to change a habit. So I took some notes and this is what we came up with.

Did you know that there has been scientific research to prove that a habit takes from around 30 to 45 days to change. Now that figure sounds quite achievable don’t you think? If you have been thinking making a change to your lifestyle, eating habits, maybe you’d even like to give away smoking or alcohol etc, the research shows that if you can make it to the 30 to 45 day mark you have a significantly higher chance of making a total life change.

One of the ways this has been proven is by giving astronauts concave lens glasses to wear, which of course made their vision up-side-down. At around the 30 day mark, most of them could see the images the right way up, so the neuro-pathways in the brain had been re-wired to form new connections.

I wonder what habit you might be thinking about changing…of course, it’s always good to focus on what you want to change into. For instance…don’t focus on losing weight, focus on getting fitter. If you want to give up smoking, focus on getting healthier. Our focus is a really crucial element of making a change in anything…and you must always focus on something positive. Most of us are motivated by the thoughts and feelings of pleasure, not pain.

I wish you all the best with any efforts you make to create change for yourself … just remember to focus on something positive and that makes you feel good. FOR MORE GREAT IDEAS GO TO http://getridofbadhabits.com/