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8) Practice Is Necessary

8) Practice Is Necessary

Practice is another key approach to change & the majority of failures occur because this principle is ignored. Practice makes new behaviors automatic and a natural part of who we are.

Str: Use helpers

Not all behaviors can be learned on your own. Sometimes it's useful to enlist the help of a trusted friend.

Str: Practice in many settings

If you want to use a new behavior in different environments, practice it in those or similar settings. Dubbing this "generalization" is critical in maintaining new behaviors.

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Small Successes Are Big

Small Successes Are Big

Unfortunately, plans for big successes often result in big failures. Focus instead on a series of small successes. Each little success builds your reservoir of self-esteem; one big failure devastates it.

Str: Map your success

Approach each step as a separate ...

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9) New Behaviors Must Be Protected

9) New Behaviors Must Be Protected

Even when flawlessly performed, new behaviors are fragile and disappear if unprotected.

Str: Control your environment

Environmental issues such as noise & level of alertness may interfere with learning new behaviors. After identifying what helps and what hind...

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5) Slower Is Better

5) Slower Is Better

Everything has its own natural speed; when altered, unpleasant things happen. Change is most effective when it occurs slowly, allowing behaviors to become automatic.

Str: Establish calm

Life is like a stirred-up lake: Allow it to calm and the mud will settle,...

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4) Being Is Easier Than Becoming

4) Being Is Easier Than Becoming

Uncomfortable change becomes punishing & people don't continue activities that are more painful than rewarding.

Str:Take baby steps

Research:participants were more successful when their goals were gradually approximated

Write down the behavior ...

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Change Must Be Positive -part2

Str: Admire the outcome

An act doesn't have to be enjoyable when the end result is extrinsically reinforcing.

-> enjoy the payoff from your work

E.g. I ...

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The 10 Rules of Change

The 10 Rules of Change

Have you always wanted to change your life, but you don’t know how to begin or make it into a reality?

After 25 years of researching change expert Stan Goldberg, Ph.D lays out 10 major principles that cover all the strategies which you need for successful change.

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6)Know More, Do Better

6)Know More, Do Better

Surprise spells disaster for people seeking change.Knowing more about the process allows more control over it.

Str: Monitor your behaviors

Some therapists insist on awareness of both current & desired behaviors, but research suggests it's sufficient to be awa...

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3) Change Must Be Positive

3) Change Must Be Positive

Reinforcement - not punishment - is necessary for permanent change. Reinforcement can be intrinsic, extrinsic or extraneous.

One type of reinforcement must be present for self-change, 2 would be better than one, & 3 would be best.

Str: Enjoy the act...

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7) Change Requires Structure

7) Change Requires Structure

Str:Identify what works

Classify all activities, materials you're using as either helpful/neutral/unhelpful in achieving your goal. Eliminate unhelpful ones, make neutrals into positives & keep / increase the positives.

Str:Revisit your plan regularly...

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1) All Behaviours Are Complex

1) All Behaviours Are Complex

Strategy: Break down the behavior

Change occurs in stages. To increase the overall probability of success, divide a behavior into parts and learn each part successively.

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2) Change Is  Frightening

2) Change Is Frightening

Fear of the unknown can result in clinging to status quo behaviours.

Strategy: Examine the consequences

Compare all possible consequences of both your status quo & desired behaviors. If there are more positive results bound with the new behavior, your fears are un...

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