In this episode you'll learn:
Why motivation and will power are overrated when trying to make lasting changes
Why you must understand the 5 stages behavior change and match your activity to the proper stage
How slips up are inevitable and are perfect opportunities to learn
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Life Lesson: The 10-Minute Rule That Beats ANY Bad Habit & This Weird Trick Forms Good Habits Instantly! Professor Steve Peters & Nir Eyal
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Whether you want to change an eating habit, or you're trying to change a relationship, there's a series of stages you're going to go through along the way. The stages don't necessarily happen in a nice, neat order, however. Progress rarely comes in a straight line. Understanding ... Show More
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In this episode, we discuss how to identify and defeat the stories that hold you back, how to use your complaints as a compass to improve your life, powerful methods for creating permanent habit change, and we unmask the number one reason why you resist making big changes in your ... Show More
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5 Stages of Change
When we're changing a pattern, be it a way of thinking, speaking, or behaving, the first step is simply becoming aware of what we're doing and when we're doing it. However, even once we have that awareness, we can still get caught be our habitual tendencies. In this episode, we'l ... Show More
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3487: The Scientific Approach to Changing Your Life by Dr. Lisa Firestone of PsychAlive on Personal Development
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Episode 3487:
Real change isn’t just about willpower - it’s a process backed by science. Lisa Firestone, Ph.D., explores psychologi ... Show More
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