Psychologists tell us that 90% of our daily activities are habits.

We have the same morning routines. We drive the same routes to work and back. We eat many of the same meals at the same restaurants. We watch the same television shows and listen to the same radio stations. We even repeat the same phrases regularly.

That’s pretty astounding.

It helps explain why change can be so difficult.

And it also provides some clues about how to make change stick.

First, we have to learn to focus on the habit itself, not the result we’re hoping for.

For example, our goal may be to get healthier. Specifically, we may want to lose weight, and so we focus our attention on the scale.

Instead, we’ll have a better chance of success if we’ll focus our attention on the specific habits we’ll need to alter in order to achieve that result: how we eat, sleep, and exercise.

Next, we have to focus on changing one habit at a time.

Because our habits are so ingrained, it takes a significant amount of energy to change them. That energy, also called willpower, is a depletable resource.

Just like a car stops moving when it runs out of gas, humans stop changing when they run out of willpower. It doesn’t matter how excited we are to get started and to achieve the results, there will come a time when making the change gets very difficult. Maybe it’s when we’ve had a bad day at work, and that tub of ice cream sounds like just what we need to calm down.

If we’ve tried to affect too many changes at one time, we’ll be out of gas. We won’t have the willpower to stick with any of them, and we’ll likely return to square one or regress even further because of the disappointment we feel.

In order to preserve our willpower for when we really need it, we have to plan ahead.

To do that, I’ve provided a 30 Day Habit Development Guide that will walk you through this process.

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At 3eWerks, we’re focused on transforming lives as well as homes and buildings. This post is the first installment of our Live Better series. Click here to watch a video and learn how small changes and new rituals can help you feel better, find more time for your family, succeed in your career, take charge of your finances, and live the life of your dreams. If you want to get started, you can even sign up for a Peak Start Session.

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