The Underestimated Importance of Encouragement in Habit Change

Focus on what you've accomplished so far when you inevitably fall down in your effort to improve yourself

Reach out to one person and ask for support and encouragement.Pixabay

When we’re trying to change a habit—whether its exercise or meditation or writing or quitting smoking—there are two key factors whose power most people don’t understand.

The 2 Factors are Encouragement and Discouragement

Let me walk you through an example. Michael wants to change his diet, and so he creates a healthy meal plan for himself and commits to sticking to that plan for a month.

Here’s are some typical key points within that month of habit change: