Habits are what can help us in shaping our future. Good habits can build us however bad ones can destroy us. Here are some strategies to leave bad ones.

Strategies for Eliminating bad Habits

A teacher and his young pupil were wandering in a forest. The teacher asked his pupil to pull up the sapling which was just sprouting from the ground. The pupil pulled it easily. The teacher again asked the pupil to pull up the sapling which was knee-high to the boy. With a little effort, the pupil pulled that too. Ultimately, the teacher asked to pull up a mighty oak which was so tall that the boy could not see the top. The pupil seeing this told that it is impossible."My boy, you just demonstrated the power that habits will have over your life!" the teacher exclaimed. The older they are,...

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the bigger they get, the deeper the roots grow and the harder they are to uproot. Some get so big with roots, so deep, you might hesitate to even try."

Aristotle said, "We are what we do repeatedly."There was a man riding a horse. It seemed he was in a great hurry. A man standing alongside the roadside yelled, "where are you going?" The rider replied, "I don't know. Ask the horse."This is the story of most people. We don't know what we are doing. We perform in auto-pilot mode based on our habits, not knowing what we are doing. Thus, it is high time to be in control.

Creatures of Habit

Successful people aren't necessarily intelligent or more talented. It is their habit that moves them towards becoming more informed, more knowledgeable, better skilled and well-prepared.

Habits define us

According to psychologists, 95% of everything we feel, think and do is a result of learned habits. We are born with instincts but not with habits. Habits are learned during the course of time. Since habits are learned they can be unlearned too.Here are some strategies to unlearn bad habits<ol><li>Identify Your Triggers</li><li>Clean House</li><li>Swap It</li></ol>

Game changers

Look at your list of bad habits and identify what triggers them. Figure out who, what, where and when for each bad habit.<ul><li>Do you smoke or drink a lot when you are with certain people?</li><li>Is there a particular time when you crave something like alcohol, nicotine, sweets and so on?</li><li>What situations force you to your bad habits?</li></ul>Take a closer look and note all these triggers.

Identify Your Triggers

Seriously, clean your house. If you want to stop drinking alcohol, remove every drop of it from your house. If you want to stop watching TV, cancel all your cable and Netflix subscriptions.Get rid of all those that enable your bad habits.

Clean House

Can you replace your bad habits with good ones? Think once.The author's sister-in-law had a habit of consuming crunchy and salty junk food while watching TV. She would consume a whole bag of chips while watching. When she got aware of this, she pondered and found out she enjoyed the crunchy sensation in her mouth. She then decided to replace a bag of chips with crunching carrots.

Swap It

At a certain point in time, we develop bad habits, which are harmful to us and we need to remove those bad habits. These ideas tell us how to unlearn and remove bad habits.

The New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, based on the principle that little, everyday decisions will either take you to the life you desire or to disaster by default. No gimmicks. No Hyperbole. No Magic Bullet. The Compound Effect is a distillation of the fundamental principles that have guided the most phenomenal achievements in business, relationships, and beyond. This easy-to-use, step-by-step operating system allows you to multiply your success, chart your progress, and achieve any desire. If you're serious about living an extraordinary life, use the power of The Compound Effect to create the success you want. You will find strategies including: How to win--every time! The No. 1 strategy to achieve any goal and triumph over any competitor, even if they're smarter, more talented or more experienced. Eradicating your bad habits (some you might be unaware of!) that are derailing your progress. The real, lasting keys to motivation--how to get yourself to do things you don't feel like doing. Capturing the elusive, awesome force of momentum. Catch this, and you'll be unstoppable. The acceleration secrets of superachievers. Do they have an unfair advantage? Yes they do, and now you can too!

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The Compound Effect

Small but consistent actions can lead to accomplishing what we desire. This amazing  book by Darren Hardy teaches us the power of continuous improvement, how to install good habits and remove bad ones , importance of our choices and so on

No matter what you learn, what strategy or tactic you employ, success comes as the result of the Compound Effect.

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The Compound Effect is the principle of reaping huge rewards from a series of small, smart choices. Small, but smart choices or steps which we carry consistently over time can bring a huge difference.Small, smart choices + Consistency + Time = Radical Difference

Compound Effect

Choices are what makes or destroy the people. It can be our best friend or can be our worst enemy. Choices can bring us near to our goals or they can send us very far. In a nutshell, first, we make a choice and then choice makes us.

Choices

We all are lucky. We are constantly having lucky things happen to us, whether we recognize it or not. According to the author, when luck came his way, he took advantage of it.

Getting Lucky

Preparation (personal growth) + Attitude (belief/mindset)  + Opportunity (a good thing coming your way) + Action (doing something about it)  = Luck

Formula for getting lucky 

Pick an area of your life where you want to be most successful. What do you want? More money? Great body? Better relationship?? Picture where you are in that area. Now, keep track of every action that relates to the area of your life where you want to improve. If you have decided you want to get out of debt, track every penny that you spend, if you want to lose weight, keep track of everything you eat. Carry a small notebook and a pen. Write everything. No excuses. no exceptions

Scorecard

The earlier you start making small changes, the more powerfully the Compound Effect works in your favor.The key is to start now. Every great act, every fantastic adventure, starts with a small step.

Time is of the Essence

This book taught me how my trivial actions over time can change my life. So after reading this book, I ponder over every action I take. I understood my actions today are seeds which will turn into a tree in a long run. This book made me cautious 

No gimmicks. No Hyperbole. No Magic Bullet. The Compound Effect is based on the principle that decisions shape your destiny. Little, everyday decisions will either take you to the life you desire or to disaster by default. Darren Hardy, publisher of Success Magazine, presents The Compound Effect, a distillation of the fundamental principles that have guided the most phenomenal achievements in business, relationships, and beyond. This easy-to-use, step-by-step operating system allows you to multiply your success, chart your progress, and achieve any desire. If you’re serious about living an extraordinary life, use the power of The Compound Effect to create the success you want.

There is a Japanese proverb, "Only staying active will want make you want to live a hundred years."There is an island in Japan called Okinawa where there are 24.55 people over the age of 100 years in every 100,000 people which is far more than the global average.

IKIGAI - Japanese secrete to a long and happy life

The reason is balanced diet, a simple life, consumption of green tea and the climate.Okinawans live by the principle of ichariba chode, means treat everyone like a brother even if you have never met them before.

According to Japanese, everyone has ikigai and this ikigai is the reason we get up in the morning.

Japanese culture considers having a purpose in life so important that there is no such thing such as retirement. Infact there is no such word in Japanese that means retire.

Don't retire

Okinawans stop eating when they feel their stomach is 80 percent full. This way they stop overeating and there is no excessive pressure on our digestive system

80 percent secret

He, who has a why to live for can bear with almost any how

It inspired me to rethink about my life and goals along with my health

Los Angeles Times bestseller • More than 1.5 million copies sold “If hygge is the art of doing nothing, ikigai is the art of doing something—and doing it with supreme focus and joy.” —New York Post Bring meaning and joy to all your days with this internationally bestselling guide to the Japanese concept of ikigai (pronounced ee-key-guy)—the happiness of always being busy—as revealed by the daily habits of the world’s longest-living people. *And from the same authors, don’t miss The Book of Ichigo Ichie—about making the most of every moment in your life.* * * * What’s your ikigai? “Only staying active will make you want to live a hundred years.” —Japanese proverb According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigai—a reason for living. And according to the residents of the Japanese village with the world’s longest-living people, finding it is the key to a happier and longer life. Having a strong sense of ikigai—the place where passion, mission, vocation, and profession intersect—means that each day is infused with meaning. It’s the reason we get up in the morning. It’s also the reason many Japanese never really retire (in fact there’s no word in Japanese that means retire in the sense it does in English): They remain active and work at what they enjoy, because they’ve found a real purpose in life—the happiness of always being busy. In researching this book, the authors interviewed the residents of the Japanese village with the highest percentage of 100-year-olds—one of the world’s Blue Zones. Ikigai reveals the secrets to their longevity and happiness: how they eat, how they move, how they work, how they foster collaboration and community, and—their best-kept secret—how they find the ikigai that brings satisfaction to their lives. And it provides practical tools to help you discover your own ikigai. Because who doesn’t want to find happiness in every day? A PENGUIN LIFE TITLE

The Compound Effect

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Raj Kiran Chaudhary