Proven Steps to break a bad habit.

Why does some people get it right to make life enhancing lifestyle changes while others rather stick to their bad habits?
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​If you tried and failed, it does not mean you will fail again. You need to realize that breaking a bad habit needs ongoing effort from you. It will not be accomplished overnight. Changing bad habits will require a daily commitment from you.  Work hard, but forgive yourself for failures.

​These simple tested strategies might help you to make the changes needed to get rid of your bad habits. Before doing anything else, you have to first prepare yourself  for the planned habit change.  Make sure you do not change over one habit at once as each one will require a great amount of willpower from you. You need to be 100% committed otherwise you will fail. Set a start date, and a finish goal. For example 30 days. (Some habits may take longer than 30 days to break, use your time and set 45 or 90 days)
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Be specific about the actions you must take to end the specific habit.  Do not just say "I will drink less soda."  How much less?   You will have to decide what you will change and how, to make that happen. You need to have a plan of what you will do instead of the bad habit. The more detailed you are, the more likely you are to succeed.


Succeeding will not be smooth sailing. Be realistic about what it will take from you to get rid of this habit and put in the effort to succeed. Expect to work hard and you will not give up.

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a Lack of willpower (self-control), Is for many people an excuse for giving up. Willpower works like a muscle, the more you use it, the stronger it gets.


Become mindful about what bad habit you are doing and why? Try to understand why this habit is bad for you. Chances are you will become less interested in doing them. If you pick a not a good reason to change, you are most likely to fail. Try to find the true underlying reason you do this habit and the real reason you should stop. The stronger your reason, the more likely you will stick to it.


Identify your bad habit "triggers" and whenever you experience a trigger, you should replace it with a new good habit.  This will not be easy to do at first, but later on you will follow a new routine without even thinking about it. (People may also be triggers, in which case try to limit your time with them if possible.)

Stay Positive. The moment you realize that you are busy doing the bad habit, think about the commitment you have made to yourself to stick to your plan.