Create a planned “if-then”response every time you’re either triggered or tempted to do something you don’t want to do.
This can lead to better goal attainment, as well as help in habit and behavior modification.
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It involves developing if-then strategies for things that may not go as well as hoped as you work to achieve your goals.
With these in place, you’re ready to “improvise” — in quotes because you’ve actually planned out your response in advance — as need be and keep moving forward.
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