{"id":6187,"date":"2016-01-14T06:00:15","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T11:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/?p=6187"},"modified":"2016-02-07T18:21:43","modified_gmt":"2016-02-07T23:21:43","slug":"how-to-make-habits-stick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/how-to-make-habits-stick\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Habits Stick"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Some of us are creatures of great routine<\/a> and some of us are not. When it’s hard to make habits stick, it’s easy to get discouraged.\u00a0 We label ourselves as unable to create or stick with habits.\u00a0 With ADHD, it’s especially hard to create and stick to habits or routines.\u00a0 Habits are not always about being more disciplined.\u00a0 Habits are about finding ways to incorporate small changes that add up.\u00a0 How do you make habits stick? Here are 5 ways to make habits more consistent in your life.<\/p>\n

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Find your habit success first<\/h3>\n

Surprisingly most people don’t know what habits are sticking. Start with that awareness. Do you consistently do any one thing? It can be something so small you don’t recognize it.\u00a0 It can be a personal hygiene routine like brushing your teeth, a family activity like attending church or a time topic like being on time routinely.\u00a0 Once you know one habit is working, it’s a great way to start a new habit.<\/p>\n

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Start a small actionable habit<\/h3>\n

Over and over we hear it takes 21 days to create a new habit<\/a>.\u00a0 Research shows it is actually longer. However, often we are trying to tackle more than one habit at a time.\u00a0 Start with something small and specific that you can accomplish.\u00a0 Find one small part of a new habit you want to create and work just on that small piece.<\/p>\n

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Hook your habit<\/h3>\n

Now that you know about a successful habit, it’s time to hook onto this. This means you are doing this new habit just after your existing habit. This way you have the bonus of starting off with success. It’s a powerful way to see change.<\/p>\n

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Start today<\/h3>\n

There’s no time like the present. As Nike says, “Just Do It.”\u00a0 Starting today means you are committing to change.\u00a0 End procrastination by saying that today is the day. Start right now.<\/p>\n

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Hold yourself accountable<\/h3>\n

There are two sides to creating new habits, both procrastination and perfectionism.\u00a0 We give ourselves the option to just start tomorrow and procrastinate.\u00a0 We give ourselves permission to call it quits because we haven’t done the task perfectly day in and day out.\u00a0 Acknowledge both of these and be committed for a 3 month time.\u00a0 Be accountable with data with apps that help<\/a>.\u00a0 Announce your intention to your best friend and have them support you in a loving way.\u00a0 Create a chart you check off daily to see progress.\u00a0 If you miss a day, get back on the wagon right away.<\/p>\n

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How to make habits stick? Try just one of these tricks or tools for at least a month and see what happens!<\/p>\n

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  Some of us are creatures of great routine and some of us are not. When it’s hard to make habits stick, it’s easy to get discouraged.\u00a0 We label ourselves as unable to create or stick with habits.\u00a0 With ADHD, it’s especially hard to create and stick to habits or routines.\u00a0 Habits are not always […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[153,9],"tags":[1540,1541,1539],"class_list":["post-6187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-add","category-organizing-skills","tag-be-consistent","tag-just-make-myself-do-it","tag-make-habits-happen"],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Make Habits Stick - Ellen's Blog, Professional Organizing for Kingwood & Houston<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lacking routines and habits? 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