The Canalside Life Coach Guide to Developing Positive Habits

Remember a habit is your brain's way of making everyday life easier as we don't have to learn things over and over - for example, tying laces on your trainers!

If you are trying to break an unhelpful habit - try keeping a simple Log/Diary

• perhaps on your mobile keep a tally or a voice note.

• or you may prefer a notepad or Journal (if you're a stationery lover!)

This identifies the environment, state and time matrix within which you "do" your habit

• When does your habit subside?

• When is it "satisfied"?

You are probably aware of a lot of this - it helps to capture it - not to beat yourself up about it, but to get a handle on the drivers under your behaviour and thinking.

As you become more aware of your feelings and thoughts, you may notice patterns more easily after a few weeks (or days!)

Writing/typing or vocalising "how" you do your habit will help you recognise your triggers, shift your thinking and start the process of feeling more in control.

Keep a Log or Journal to work towards Developing Positive Habits

Life coaching for feeling more motivated

• I will ask you "How quickly do you believe that you can let go of this problem?"

We will use NLP/NEURO LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING tools to help your Unconscious mind do the work for you in the background - this shifts your attention and energy to the outcome you want. These techniques are "brain hacks" that are easy to learn. You then have a skill to deploy for emotional strength building in every area in your life.

You will develop a clear strategy to put a positive habit into your Unconscious mind and embed it in your routine in a way that is natural - and it will be successful.

You will become aware of changes in behaviour - it's good to recognise something every day it happens, however small. Remember to see the good bit, don't worry about what didn't happen....you will get there!

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Accountability checklist:

We will build in checkpoints and milestones between sessions - these needs to be realistic, we will talk through it together. You can positively USE the power of habit!

• I will ask you "What are you doing/feeling/believing differently since the last session?"

• Then we can test/remeasure/close the loop

Has your positive habit goal been achieved? What evidence is there?

THINKING ABOUT TRIGGERS HELPS IN DEVELOPING POSITIVE HABITS

READ ABOUT HABITS:

Charles Duhigg in his book, The Power of Habit, talks about when thinking about how powerful your habits are, consider this: almost 40% of everything that you do is a result of your habits, not your decisions.

The most common triggers fall into five categories:

• A place

• A specific time of day

• Other people

• An emotion

• A preceding behavior or action

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As a professionally qualified NLP Coach I can help you with installing strategies that go towards changing your habitual behaviour - I am not a therapist specialising in addictions.

I am qualified and certified as a Life Coach, an NLP Coach and in Time Line Therapy®

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