Jeff Gonzales
New member
I wanted to explore some ideas on habits. One of my greatest challenges as instructor is to replace a current loaded program with a new program. Before we start we need to understand that there are good programs and bad programs. Obviously, we want to replace the bad program with a good one. So, the first thing we need to do is recognize the bad program or bad habit. A lot of times folks don't know they have a bad habit, which is why they obtain professional training to identify those bad habits and other times we know full well what the bad habit is without outside intervention.
Ultimately, we have to CHANGE our behavior to reflect the new habit and change requires discipline and hard work. Most habits are nothing more than an action or behavior that has been repeated so often that it has almost become an involuntary action. To affect the change one needs to bring the habit back into the conscious realm in order to make the choice between good and bad program. Which means you will have to actually engage the brain to make the desired change.
The first thing we will need to do is identify why the action is BAD. What makes you want to change it? Once you can identify why it is bad, next you want to identify why changing would be good. In other words, cause and effect. The real crux will be making the choice, you have now moved the action into the conscious realm and need to make the choice based off what percieved value you gain by making the change. The next big obstacle will be repetition. Repeatedly making the choice of the good habit over the bad habit based off what you recieve in return. Once you can consciously choose the good habit and enough times to make it the new PROGRAM then you have successfully changed.
It is not over then because of the ease of falling back into old habits. There will be a period where you are in the gray area (no pun intended) between the conscsious and subconscious mind.
By no means is this the only answer, just my observations and I would be curious to see what other have found successful in changing.
Later,
Ultimately, we have to CHANGE our behavior to reflect the new habit and change requires discipline and hard work. Most habits are nothing more than an action or behavior that has been repeated so often that it has almost become an involuntary action. To affect the change one needs to bring the habit back into the conscious realm in order to make the choice between good and bad program. Which means you will have to actually engage the brain to make the desired change.
The first thing we will need to do is identify why the action is BAD. What makes you want to change it? Once you can identify why it is bad, next you want to identify why changing would be good. In other words, cause and effect. The real crux will be making the choice, you have now moved the action into the conscious realm and need to make the choice based off what percieved value you gain by making the change. The next big obstacle will be repetition. Repeatedly making the choice of the good habit over the bad habit based off what you recieve in return. Once you can consciously choose the good habit and enough times to make it the new PROGRAM then you have successfully changed.
It is not over then because of the ease of falling back into old habits. There will be a period where you are in the gray area (no pun intended) between the conscsious and subconscious mind.
By no means is this the only answer, just my observations and I would be curious to see what other have found successful in changing.
Later,