Old patterns die hard

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Hi Pam,

I have been working on self-improvement for a few years now and it seems as though I do really well right out of the gate and then, before I know it, I find myself falling back into old patterns. How can I prevent this from happening?

Thanks,

Joyce

Joyce, thank you so much for your great question. You’re speaking my language, as I’m sure many who are reading this are nodding their heads in agreement. We want to make changes and we get really excited about whatever it is we are trying (i.e. change exercise/formula, new book, e-course) until the excitement and luster wears off. Enter old pattern like a comfy pair of slippers that we fished out of the garbage. There could be several reasons as to why this is happening…

The old pattern, it’s a habit. Like with any habit we often do it without thinking, so we are unaware until after the fact.

To eliminate the old and replace it with the new, this requires two things; awareness and conscious, consistent action. Sounds like work, right? I’m not going to lie, it is work, but when we really want that change to happen, the “work” only lasts until the change becomes a new habit. Then it becomes automatic.