While we may be denying it, most people we make contact with everyday can attest to that. Motivational teacher Brian Tracey said that "while good habits are hard to develop but easy to live with, bad habits are the opposite since they are easy to develop but hard to live with."
We develop bad habits and negative thoughts because of the pressure and stress we encounter.
But of course, you cannot afford to let these bad habits rule your life for good. You must do something to at least curb the negative thoughts and eventually eliminate all of them.
Discussed below are ten of the effective ways in changing bad habits and ending negative thoughts.
Set a Date Plan - bad habits and negative thoughts are not easy to get rid of. However, if you carefully plan everything and set a …show more content…
When you want to erase all negative thoughts in your mind and hope to change your bad habits, you need to start small, slowly, but surely. It is not about a sudden burst of will and everything's changed. It is more about having the right amount of patience and the perfect strategy. What you need to do is address one habit and then proceeds onto the next.
Make the Transition a Win-Win Situation - totally transforming your ways and habit entails some loss. Obviously, you're practicing a certain kind of bad habit because you're gaining something from it. So before you get rid of that bad habit and negative thought for good, plan a strategy first that will offset the benefit you're getting from it.
Promise yourself and someone close To You - Changing your bad ways and negative attitude can be very difficult if you are not committed and inspired. It's like running without a cause. But if you can promise you and someone close to you, say, your partner or spouse, and then you'll get additional motivation to achieve the